Rand Paul: ‘Civilized Islam Will Have To Step Up’ To Take On ISIS

WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling on “civilized Islam” to help take on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terror group.

President Barack Obama laid out his plan to deal with ISIS during an address to the nation Wednesday night, saying that the U.S. will expand airstrikes in Iraq and authorized strikes inside Syria for the first time. The president also announced that he will be sending an additional 475 American troops to Iraq to assist and advise Iraqi forces and is calling on Congress to authorize funding to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels to help combat the terror group.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., questions witnesses about military equipment given to local law enforcement departments by the federal government during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing about at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 9, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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