U.S. President Obama answers questions ahead of national security council meeting at the White House in Washington

U.S. President Obama answers questions ahead of national security council meeting at the White House in Washington

U.S. President Barack Obama answers questions in the White House Press Briefing Room ahead of a meeting with his national security council in Washington, August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)