"This isn't America versus # This is the people of that region versus ISIL." "But Obama has struggled to win specific # from global allies and partners in the Arab world for key components of the strategy, most glaringly his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria." (from: Obama taking case for strikes against Islamic State to U.N.) http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-taking-case-for-strikes-against-islamic-state-to-un/2014/09/22/dfd1b82a-426b-11e4-b47c-f5889e061e5f_story.html