Obama: 'No just God' would support ISIS brutality
President Obama on Wednesday condemned the execution of journalist James Foley at the hands of ISIS, saying the militant group had "no place in the 21st century."
"No just God would stand for what they did yesterday and what they do every single day," he said.
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In a stern statement, Obama also said that he would not halt airstrikes against ISIS despite the group's threat that it would kill more civilians unless the U.S. backed down.
