Quoted: “I think clearly the administration had to regain control of the narrative,” said John Hall, the UW-Madison’s Ambrose-Hesseltine Chair in U.S. Military History.
Hall said Obama’s record on international affairs is drawing a lot of criticism from Republicans as the 2016 presidential election approaches.
“There are a lot of people ready to jump upon any opportunity to critique the administration’s foreign policy credentials and its conduct on ISIS,” Hall said.