“On August 20, 2014, President Obama delivered a statement on the murder of James Foley by the terrorist group, ISIL.” – YT

“The purpose of the horrific video of the beheading of US photojournalist James Foley seems straightforward – to terrify the US into halting its aerial bombardment of the militant group.

“But what appears to be a barbaric and blood-soaked ransom note to force a US withdrawal has an entirely different objective, say former national security operatives and terrorism experts.

“That is, to generate enough public outrage so the US and its allies expand their military campaign in Iraq and Syria to include ground forces.”

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