Pakistan, Afghanistan, Gulf haven for new terror outfits: Obama

“Both al-Qaeda and now ISIL pose a direct threat to our people, because in today’s world, even a handful of terrorists who place no value on human life, including their own, can do a lot of damage,” Obama said. 

America’s foreign policy must be focused on the threat from ISIL and al Qaeda he said, adding. “..but it can’t stop there. For even without ISIL, instability will continue for decades in many parts of the world – in the Middle East, in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in parts of Central America, Africa and Asia. Some of these places may become safe havens for new terrorist networks.