PENTAGON / WASHINGTON—U.S. President Barack Obama says the fight against Islamic State radicals will be long, hard-fought and require more than American military might to win.
“This will not be quick. This is a long-term campaign,” the president said Monday during a rare visit to the Pentagon, where he met with his national security team. “It will take time to root them out, and doing so must be the job of local forces on the ground with training and air support from our coalition.”