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U.S. Seeking to Build Coalition to Take on ISIS

"This is a very risk averse president, and a relatively risk averse American population, we are not going to forge the kind of coalition which allows for thousands of boots on the ground in Iraq and Syria" says Aaron David Miller.

Aaron David Miller speaks with Luke Russert of MSNBC to discuss efforts by the U.S. to build a coalition to take on ISIS. Miller comments that "this is a very risk averse president, and a relatively risk averse American population, we are not going to forge the kind of coalition which allows for thousands of boots on the ground in Iraq and Syria. The situation is "exacerbated by the fact that we are going to have to rely on regional allies."

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