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President Barack Obama meets with President Francois Hollande of France in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Hollande’s visit to Washington is part of a diplomatic offensive to get the international community to bolster the campaign against the Islamic State militants. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
As the presidents of France and the United States meet in Washington, the war on ISIL takes a dramatic twist.
Following the recent terror attacks in Paris, French President Francois Hollande has been building an international effort to ramp up the fight against ISIL.
Tuesday, he was in Washington, D.C. for a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House. Obama showed strong solidarity for Hollande’s efforts.
President Hollande said both he and Obama have agreed to intensify their nation’s assault on ISIL.
Meanwhile, a Russian military aircraft was shot down by Turkey near the Turkey-Syria border and Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly condemned the action.
A panel of guests joined The Heat to discuss:
- Philip Crowther is the White House Correspondent for France 24.
- Simon Marks is the president and chief correspondent for Feature Story News.
- Tony Shaffer is a retired U.S. Lieutenant Colonel and Senior Fellow with the London Center for Policy Research.
- Alexander Nekrassov is a former adviser to the Kremlin.
