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Liptak, Kevin. “How Could Obama Have ‘underestimated’ ISIS?” CNN. Cable News Network, 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 02 Oct. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/29/politics/obama-underestimates-isis/index.htmlhpt=po_c1>                                                                Notes/Summary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          In this article on the threat of ISIS this article mainly focuses on the mistakes Obama made by underestimating the threat of ISIS. This article mainly uses quotes Obama’s speech to prove he point that ISIS is a growing threat and that Obama recognizes that he has made a mistake but is not blamed that he was the one that made the mistake. This article also points out the anti-ISIS coalition and the trouble they would have because ISIS expanded further.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Reflections/Questions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   I noticed in this article that they mainly focused on the threat of ISIS and they did not specify exactly what the government was going to do. I also noted that in this article they made the point to say that Obama was not the cause of the mistake and that he was not blamed for this mistake of ISIS.

Fieldstadt, Elisha. “Obama: U.S. ‘Underestimated’ ISIS, Overestimated Iraqi Army – NBC News.” NBC News. N.p., 28 Sept. 2014. Web. 05 Oct. 2014. <http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/obama-u-s-underestimated-isis-overestimated-iraqi-army-n213506>                                                                                                                                                                                    Notes/Summary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 In this article NBS news note how Obama said that the government underestimated the threat of ISIS and because of that Syria was invaded by jihadists. This article also uses quotes from Obama’s speech to show how the government is going to deal with the threat of ISIS and how they are going to deal with the problem in Syria.                                                                                                                                                             Reflections/Questions                                                                                                                                                                                                                From this article I noticed that it does give us, the readers, information but in the same time this article is ver short and I would like more information, so taking this into considerate I may need other articles in place of this because it lack some information. Other than that I like how informative and specific this article is on the actions the government is going to take against ISIS and the problem in Syria.

“Obama: U.S. Underestimated Rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria.” CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 28 Sept. 2014. Web. 7 Oct. 2014. <http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-u-s-underestimated-rise-of-isis-in-iraq-and-syria/>                                                                       Notes/Summary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         This article also references the 60 minute interview Obama did and this article summarizes the threat in the ISIS situation in Syria and for this they quote the president to show how he is going to deal with this situation. The main point of this article is show how ISIS is an oncoming threat to the U.S. so the government must take actions against ISIS before it causes an big war.                                                                                                                                                                                                           Reflections/Questions                                                                                                                                                                                                                After reading this article I noticed that this article is very informative and to do this the article quotes Obama’s interview on the threat and the mistake of ISIS. This article effectively uses the quotes to prove their main idea that ISIS is becoming a bigger threat to the government. (more informative than NBC news)

Schultz, Marisa, and Bruce Golding. “Obama: We Underestimated ISIS.” New York Post. 28 Sept. 2014. Web. 7 Oct. 2014. <http://nypost.com/2014/09/28/obama-blames-us-intelligence-for-underestimating-isis/>                                                                            Notes/Summary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             In this article from NYpost this article points out the severe danger ISIS presents itself because of the invasion of Syria. Since ISIS is spreading this article uses the quotes efficiently to show how ISIS is a severe threat. They also show the threat of ISIS with the picture they posted showing the way they terrorize the citizens.                                                                                                                                                                                         Reflections/Questions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   I noticed how all the articles talk about the same threat the same way and they also use the 60 minute interview Obama had as an point of reference. One aspect tis article did great in is by using a picture to show the threat of ISIS so that there is an visual along with textual evidence of the threat of ISIS.