U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said that if President Obama decides to conduct air strikes against the Islamic State in Syria, he will not do so without the help of other nations.
When This Week host George Stephanopoulos asked Power whether any nations had agreed to join America in conducting such strikes in Syria, she replied that France has done air strikes in Iraq and the U.S. has not yet done any air strikes in Syria. Power sought to shift the focus away from military intervention and attempted to bring attention to the “very unusual” summit Obama has planned for Wednesday to address ways to prevent the financing of terrorist organizations.
Power also took time to explain that the United States is not coordinating or sharing intelligence with Iran as part of its efforts to defeat the Islamic State, in light of Secretary of State John Kerry’s earlier comments that Iran may have a role to play in combating the group.
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