Marco Rubio Takes Aim at Obama's Handling of Islamic State

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., now running for the Republican presidential nomination, slammed President Barack Obama’s handling of Islamic State (IS) forces in the Middle East. 
 
‎“For more than a year now, the entire world has seen the face of evil through the so-called Islamic State, which has overrun cities, massacred tens of thousands of innocent people, desecrated religious sites and tried to wipe out Christians from the cradle of Christianity,” Rubio said on Tuesday. “And yet, President Obama still has no strategy to destroy this dangerous terrorist group that threatens global stability and safety, and has pledged to do harm to Americans and our interests around the world.
 
“As I have been calling for since IS’s initial gains in Iraq last year, we need to increase our targeting of IS’s positions in Iraq and Syria, prevent the group from gaining additional resources and fighters from abroad, and work more closely with our regional, Kurdish and Sunni partners to confront this challenge,” Rubio added. “All of these actions will require U.S. leadership, and that is what has been sorely lacking from this president.‎”