http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3358224/Obama-aims-allay-concerns-terror-fighting-strategy.html#ixzz3uEwHGkRTObama will go on a Homeland Security tour this week in an attempt to fight criticism of his strategy to defeat ISIS
Opponents criticized last week's speech for not reassuring the public
The tour is Obama's bid to explain his battle strategy further
However, administration wants to distance itself from Trump's rhetoric
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www.dailymail.co.uk/obamaBy Associated Press
Published: 11:11 EST, 13 December 2015 | Updated: 14:23 EST, 13 December 2015
Fears of terrorism are hanging over America's holiday season, so President Barack Obama is planning a series of events this week aimed at trying to allay concerns about his strategy for stopping the Islamic State group abroad and its sympathizers at home.
Obama's visits to the Pentagon and the National Counterterrorism Center are part of a push to further explain his terrorism-fighting strategy, White House officials said, after a prime-time Oval Office address last Sunday that critics said failed to do much to reassure the public.
Another goal is to draw a contrast with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his inflammatory remarks about Muslims. The Obama administration has warned Trump's rhetoric emboldens extremists looking to pull the U.S. into a war with Islam.
'Terrorists like ISIL are trying to divide us along lines of religion and background,' Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address, using an acronym for the extremist group. 'That's how they stoke fear. That's how they recruit.'
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