By Josh Lederman, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the fight against violent extremism, President Barack Obama says the U.S. has one thing going for it that Europe doesn't: a long tradition of warmly embracing its immigrants, including Muslims.
With the Islamic State group spreading and terrorists gaining strength in the Mideast and Africa, Obama has sought to use this week's White House summit on violent extremism to urge the world to broaden its response far beyond military interventions. U.S. airstrikes have managed to blunt some of the militants' gains in Iraq and Syria, but they don't address the extreme ideologies that underpin the terrorist groups.
Obama addressed the summit Wednesday and planned to speak again Thursday when delegates from about 65 countries gather for the closing session at the State Department.
