President Obama Promises more Action against Terrorism

President Barack Obama promised more action against terrorism in his address to the nation on Sunday.

In the speech, the third ever to be delivered from the Oval Office, the President acknowledged the country's fears after the San Bernardino attack, which was carried out by a radicalized married couple, and proposed new plans of combating terrorism.

"It is clear that the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization," Obama said about the couple. "So this was an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people."

Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people and injured 21 when they shot a conference room full of people at the Inland Regional Center. The investigation into the two, who died in the attack, has concluded so far that they appeared to be have been inspired but were not directed by the Islamic State to carry out shooting.

"As a father to two young daughters who are the most precious part of my life, I know that we see ourselves with friends and co-workers at a holiday party like the one in San Bernardino. I know we see our kids in the faces of the young people killed in Paris," Obama said. "And I know that after so much war, many Americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure ....The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it."

Regardless of whether or not they had direct ties to ISIS, Obama called the attack an act of terrorism and is promising to intensify U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Obama added that the U.S. must implement a stricter vetting process for international fiancées as well as travelers who do not have a visa to enter the country.

The President also stressed the importance of taking down these groups by finding and capturing the leaders. He did not go into detail about how the U.S. plans on defeating ISIS since the speech was not focused on presenting new anti-terrorism polices.

Mr. Obama did acknowledge that these radical ideologies are circulating among some "Muslim communities."

"We cannot turn against one another by letting this fight be defined as a war between America and Islam," Mr. Obama said. "That does not mean denying the fact that an extremist ideology has spread within some Muslim communities. This is a real problem that Muslims must confront, without excuse."

He added, "Let's not forget that freedom is more powerful than fear, that we have always met challenges - whether war or depression, natural disasters or terrorist attacks - by coming together around our common ideals as one nation, as one people. So long as we stay true to that tradition, I have no doubt America will prevail."