Obama Warns ISIS: 'If You Threaten America, You Will Find No Safe Haven' NBC NEWS

Steeling the nation for a long fight, President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to take out the militants of ISIS with U.S. air power and help from the world — but without American combat troops.

He said that the campaign would be steady and relentless, but he stressed that it would be different from the years-long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He compared it instead to targeted American strikes to wipe out terrorists in Yemen and Somalia.

“We took out Osama bin Laden,” the president said — with the clear message that ISIS would be next.

“I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are,” he said. “This is a core principle of my presidency: If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.” STORY AND VIDEO