Obama admits that there is no quick-fix solution to fight the IS militants

While speaking with military chiefs from more than 20 nations, President Barack Obama has admitted to setbacks in the war against the Islamic State with reference to the fierce fighting for control of a Syrian border town. Moreover, there appears to be fresh concerns over Turkey’s cooperation foxnews.com.

President Obama has made note of the negative developments in the fight against the Islamic State and has remarked that there would be days of progress as also “periods of setback” and that there are no “quick fixes.”
The relationship with Turkey is another problem because Turkey has gone in for airstrikes against Kurdish rebels inside its borders – this defies the pleas from the U.S. to instead focus on the Islamic State.

The U.S. has been wanting Turkey to take a more active role in the campaign to destroy the Islamic State group since the Islamic State group is an enemy that the Turkish government shares with the Kurds. But, Turkey’s stand is that it won't join the fight unless the U.S.-led coalition also targets the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.