President Obama is currently at the G20 meeting in Antalya, Turkey, but he took some time from meeting with foreign leaders to answer questions from the press about the Paris attacks and his strategy to fight ISIS. You can watch the full remarks in the above video.
Watch: President Obama gives fiery press conference responding to critics on Paris and ISIS
Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he covers ideology and challenges to democracy, both at home and abroad. His book on democracy, The Reactionary Spirit, was published 0n July 16. You can purchase it here.
At times, Obama sounded quite combative: “When you actually listen to what [my critics] have to say, what they’re proposing, most of the time, when pressed, they describe things we’re already doing.”
The frankness of his comments has struck some observers:
This is the most I've ever heard Obama sound like the career national security professionals my colleagues, competitors and I talk to daily.
— Matt Apuzzo (@mattapuzzo) November 16, 2015 VIDEO: Why ISIS would attack Paris
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