Obama's anti-terror visits this week include Pentagon stop, but no strategy changes expected
President Obama this week will visit the Pentagon and the National Counterterrorism Center -- high-profile stops -- to try to allay Americans' concerns about the growing domestic and global terror threat posed by the Islamic State (ISIS).
On Monday Obama will visit the Pentagon, where he is expected to further explain his plan to stop the extremist group. But he is not expected to announce any significant strategy changes.
The event follows his Dec. 6 Oval Office address that critics say didn’t reassure the public and failed to provide an updated strategy to stop ISIS.
The address came four days after the San Bernardino, Calif., terror attacks in which 14 people were shot and killed and 21 others were wounded.
The Obama administration says this week’s visits also will serve as further warning that the rhetoric of front-runner GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump could embolden extremists looking to pull the United States into a war with Islam.