End ISIS's campaign of terror once and for all

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The reign of terror by Islamic State insurgents surged just one day after President Obama asked Congress for new war powers to combat the brutal terror group.

Obama once foolishly compared ISIS to a JV team. Well, Mr. President, it’s in the big leagues now. After the beheadings of American journalists and aid workers and the continued advancements throughout the Middle East, the president is finally taking ISIS seriously.

ISIS troops continue to be on the offensive, capturing large parts of the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi. This is a clear threat to American interests, as ISIS fighters attack the heavily guarded Ain al-Asad air base just five kilometers southwest of al-Baghdadi. Currently, 320 U.S. Marines are training members of the Iraqi 7th Division at Ain al-Asad.

ISIS militants wearing Iraqi uniforms attacked the air base housing U.S. advisers last Friday, but the Iraqi military largely repelled the attack. No U.S. or Iraqi service members were killed.

President Obama has been ignoring the issue to fulfill what Congressman Peter King has labeled “liberal fantasies,” or the president’s desire to appease the left in his last two years in office. Finally, on Feb. 11, he dealt with the biggest threat to the U.S. when he submitted a resolution asking Congress for a three-year authorization of the use of military force against ISIS. As of now, the president’s resolution restricts the use of American ground troops, and seeks to avoid a drawn-out conflict against the terrorist organization.

Obama has authorized previous air strikes on the basis of an authorization passed in 2001, after the Sept. 11 attacks, and another passed in 2002, which began the war against Iraq.

Members of Congress from both parties complained that the air strikes in Syria had stretched that authorization. The new one would last for three years, and would have no geographic limitations.

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