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May 15, 2015

Obama: U.S. Will Use Military Force to Defend Gulf Allies 
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President Obama has wrapped up a Camp David summit of Gulf allies
designed to allay concerns over a nuclear deal with Iran. Speaking after
the summit, Obama vowed to use military force to defend Gulf allies from
"external attack."

President Obama: "We discussed the conflict in Syria. We discussed the
situation in Yemen. We discussed countering violent extremism, and
specifically what additional work we need to do with respect to Daish.
And I was very explicit, as will be reflected in the joint statement
that we released, that the United States will stand by our GCC partners
against external attack and will deepen and extend the cooperation that
we have when it comes to the many challenges that exist in the region."

In what's seen as a snub over displeasure with the Iran negotiations,
King Salman of Saudi Arabia did not attend the meeting, nor did
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, who opted instead to attend the
Royal Windsor Horse Show.

 

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