Strategy has `` things that one does n't think of normally in context of war , '' he says . He says President al-Assad 's strategy to quash ISIS with the help of allies will succeed . `` Doing it with allies and partners is n't just smart , it 's strong , '' Kerry says of Obama 's plan . After talks in Paris with Gulf leaders , he will go to Jeddah for an Jeddah conference .
Strategy has `` things that one does n't think of normally in context of war , '' he says . He says President Obama 's strategy to quash ISIS with the help of allies will succeed . `` Doing it with allies and partners is n't just smart , it 's strong , '' Kerry says of Obama 's plan . After talks in Jeddah with Persian Gulf leaders , he will go to Paris for an Iraq conference .