White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Sept. 18, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2014 – 12:58 P.M. EDT

MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Welcome to the White House.  Happy Thursday.  Before I go to your questions, I did want to echo an announcement that was made from Paris earlier today, I believe.  The United States welcomes the announcement today from President Hollande that France will conduct airstrikes in Iraq.  This is a significant contribution to the efforts of the growing international coalition to combat ISIL,…