article_snippet: The rush to war, or at least the to the military option that many Republicans are advocating is not at all in the best interest of the United States,' The White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday afternoon.
article_snippet: Still, Earnest contended that letter signers have no alternative to President Barack Obama's diplomatic strategy other than 'a military option.'
article_snippet: Later in the briefing President Barack Obama brought up an Authorization for the Use of Military Force agreement the White House sent to Congress last month asking for the power to fight ISIS with ground troops in special circumstances.
article_snippet: President Barack Obama would rather use America's influence to try to build coalitions around the world, not only because President Barack Obama thinks it is 'more effective,' Earnest said, but because it 'has yielded important results for the American people.'
article_snippet: President Barack Obama cited the global coalition to destroy ISIS as an example. '
article_snippet: There is a starkly different approach between the one that is advocated by Republicans that puts the military option and war-fighting at the top of the list,' President Barack Obama continued. '
article_snippet: That is not an approach that the vast majority of the American public support, and it's certainly not an approach that our recent history indicates is the best way to protect American national security interests.'
highlights_snippet: The rush to war, or at least to the military option that many Republicans are advocating is not at all in the best interest of the United States,' White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday afternoon .
  