In a meeting at the White House Friday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, President Obama said a U.S-led coalition is making “slow but steady progress” in creating a moderate Syrian army to fight the Islamic State terrorist group.
Mr. Obama said the battle against the Islamic State is not just a military campaign but a diplomatic one, and he praised Jordan for shouldering its responsibility in the campaign in Syria and Iraq.
During the Oval Office meeting, the king said Jordanians stand “shoulder to shoulder against extremism” with the U.S.
Earlier Friday, the king said he hopes to persuade the administration and Congress to undertake a “pan-regional approach” beyond Iraq and Syria to Islamist extremism.
“I think this is our third world war by other means,” he said on CBS.
• Dave Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
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