Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama on Sunday issued his most passionate denunciation yet of ISIS, vowing to "destroy" the group in a relentless, strong and smart campaign that is consistent with the nation's values.
But the speech -- intended to reassure a nervous nation -- didn't announce an overhaul of a policy that critics have branded insufficient to take on the evolving threat.
Obama, speaking in the symbolic surroundings of the Oval Office, unequivocally told millions of television viewers in prime-time that last week's mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, was a terrorist attack by a couple who had gone down the "dark path of radicalization" and embraced a "perverted" form of Islam.
"This was an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people," Obama said. "Here's what I want you to know. The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. We will destroy ISIL and any other organization that tries to harm us."
The president was clearly conscious of ebbing public support for his response to terrorism — an area of his presidency that was once a political asset. He sought to reassure the nation that the crisis was under control as he spoke, unusually from a podium set up in the Oval Office and not behind his desk, as most previous presidents have done.
'We will prevail'
"We will prevail by being strong and smart, resilient and relentless," Obama said, calling on Congress to take action to outlaw anyone on a terrorist "no fly list" from buying weapons and asking lawmakers to pass a final authorization for U.S. armed forces to wage war on the group.
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U.S. Marines of Regiment Combat Team 1 watch from Camp Dwyer in Afghanistan as Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011.
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Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, meet with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at Buckingham Palace in London in May 2011.
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Obama and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon walk together in May 2011 during a tour of the devastation of Joplin, Missouri, after it was hit by tornado with winds over 200 mph.
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Obama delivers remarks to troops and military families at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on December 14, 2011, marking the exit of U.S. soldiers from Iraq.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron, Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and others watch the overtime shootout of the Champions League final soccer match between Chelsea and Bayern Munich in the Laurel Cabin conference room at Camp David, Maryland, during a G8 Summit in May 2012.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Obama participate in the first presidential debate of the 2012 election in Denver, Colorado, in October 2012.
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Obama pauses during his speech at a memorial service in Newtown, Connecticut, for the victims and relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in December 2012.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, stand with Obama during an arrival ceremony for Obama at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, in March 2013.
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Obama adjusts an umbrella held by a Marine during a news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Rose Garden of the White House in May 2013.
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Jay Leno interviews Obama on "The Tonight Show" in August 2013.
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Actor and comedian Zach Galifianakis interviews Obama during his appearance on "Between Two Ferns," a digital video series with a laser focus on reaching people aged 18 to 34. The President urged young people to sign up for the new health care plan in the video posted on the website Funny or Die.
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Obama walks to the Oval Office on August 7, 2014, the same day he announced the beginning of air strikes on ISIS.
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Obama speaks to the nation from the Cabinet Room of the White House about normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba in December 2014.
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Left to right: House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner listen as Obama speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 13, 2015.
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President Barack Obama takes a selfie with podcast host Mark Maron after being a guest on his show "WTF with Marc Maron" in Los Angeles on June 22, 2015.
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Obama responds to a heckler who interrupted his speech during a reception in honor of LGBT Pride Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., June 24, 2015.
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President Barack Obama attends the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in March 2014 in the Hague, Netherlands. As his presidency winds down, here's a look at some key moments of his administration.
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Michelle Obama brushes specks from the coat of then-Sen. Obama inside the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, just before he announced his candidacy for president of the United States in February 2007. Their daughters Malia, left, and Sasha wait in the foreground.
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Obama appears on "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, right, in Des Moines, Iowa, in November 2007.
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Left to right: Presidents George H. W. Bush, Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter pose for photos in the Oval Office in January 2009.
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Obama is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th President of the United States on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington on January 20, 2009.
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As retired military officers stand behind him, Obama signs an executive order to close down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay in January 2009.
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Obama and Vice President Joe Biden look at solar panels as they tour the solar array at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on February 17, 2009. That same day, Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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A soldier hugs Obama during his surprise visit to Camp Victory just outside Baghdad, Iraq, in April 2009.
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Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a visit to the Oval Office in May 2009. The boy wanted to know if Obama's hair felt like his.
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Obama kisses Sonia Sotomayor's cheek after announcing her as his nominee for justice on the Supreme Court in May 2009.
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Palestinian security forces in Jenin, West Bank, listen to Obama speak from Cairo University in Egypt in June 2009. The Palestinian Authority hailed as a "good beginning" Obama's speech to the Muslim world in which he reiterated his support for a Palestinian state.
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Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City in July 2009.
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Obama hosts the Apollo 11 astronauts, from left to right, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong in the Oval Office on July 20, 2009, the 40th anniversary of the moon landing.
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Police Sgt. James Crowley, second right, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, speaks with Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., second left, alongside Obama and Biden as they share beers on the South Lawn of the White House in July 2009. In an effort to curb controversy, the so-called "Beer Summit," was held after Crowley arrested Gates at his own home which sparked tensions and racial furor.
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Obama salutes during the transfer of Sgt. Dale R. Griffin at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, in October 2009. Obama traveled to the base to meet the plane carrying the bodies of 18 U.S. personnel killed in Afghanistan on October 26, including Griffin.
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Obama walks along the Great Wall of China in November 2009.
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Presidents Obama, Clinton, and Bush walk to the Rose Garden to speak about relief efforts for earthquake-stricken Haiti in January 2010.
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First daughters Sasha and Malia Obama play in the snow with their father in the Rose Garden during a snowstorm that hit Washington in February 2010.
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Obama's signature on the Affordable Healthcare Act is seen at the White House in March 2010.
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Obama throws out the opening pitch before a baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals on Opening Day at Nationals Park in Washington in April 2010.
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Obama and daughter, Sasha, swim at Alligator Point in Panama City Beach, Florida, in August 2010, in an effort to encourage people to come back to the Gulf Coast after the devastating oil spill.
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Obama, Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and members of the national security team receive live updates in the Situation Room of the White House on the mission to capture or kill Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011.
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U.S. Marines of Regiment Combat Team 1 watch from Camp Dwyer in Afghanistan as Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011.
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Obama enjoys a pint of Guinness in his ancestral home of Moneygall, Ireland, in May 2011.
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Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, meet with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at Buckingham Palace in London in May 2011.
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Obama and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon walk together in May 2011 during a tour of the devastation of Joplin, Missouri, after it was hit by tornado with winds over 200 mph.
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Obama delivers remarks to troops and military families at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on December 14, 2011, marking the exit of U.S. soldiers from Iraq.
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Obama pays for a dog toy as he shops with his dog Bo at a Petsmart in Alexandria, Virginia, in December 2011.
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Obama sits on the famed Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, in April 2012.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron, Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and others watch the overtime shootout of the Champions League final soccer match between Chelsea and Bayern Munich in the Laurel Cabin conference room at Camp David, Maryland, during a G8 Summit in May 2012.
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Obama sits in his chair during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room in July 2012. This image was tweeted by his official Twitter account in August 2012 in response to Clint Eastwood's "empty chair" speech at the Republican National Convention. The tweet simply said, "This seat's taken."
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Obama casts a shadow in this picture as he accepts the 2012 Democratic nomination for president during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September 2012.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Obama participate in the first presidential debate of the 2012 election in Denver, Colorado, in October 2012.
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Obama celebrates on stage in Chicago after defeating Romney on Election Day November 6, 2012.
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Obama pauses during his speech at a memorial service in Newtown, Connecticut, for the victims and relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in December 2012.
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Hundreds of thousands gather at the U.S. Capitol building as Obama is inaugurated for his second term on January 21, 2013.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, stand with Obama during an arrival ceremony for Obama at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, in March 2013.
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Obama adjusts an umbrella held by a Marine during a news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Rose Garden of the White House in May 2013.
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Jay Leno interviews Obama on "The Tonight Show" in August 2013.
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White House press secretary Jay Carney fields questions from reporters during a daily press briefing at the White House in September 2013 after Obama's push for Congressional approval for limited military strikes against the Syrian government.
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Actor and comedian Zach Galifianakis interviews Obama during his appearance on "Between Two Ferns," a digital video series with a laser focus on reaching people aged 18 to 34. The President urged young people to sign up for the new health care plan in the video posted on the website Funny or Die.
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Obama walks to the Oval Office on August 7, 2014, the same day he announced the beginning of air strikes on ISIS.
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Obama speaks to the nation from the Cabinet Room of the White House about normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba in December 2014.
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Left to right: House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner listen as Obama speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 13, 2015.
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President Barack Obama takes a selfie with podcast host Mark Maron after being a guest on his show "WTF with Marc Maron" in Los Angeles on June 22, 2015.
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Obama responds to a heckler who interrupted his speech during a reception in honor of LGBT Pride Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., June 24, 2015.
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President Barack Obama attends the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in March 2014 in the Hague, Netherlands. As his presidency winds down, here's a look at some key moments of his administration.
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Michelle Obama brushes specks from the coat of then-Sen. Obama inside the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, just before he announced his candidacy for president of the United States in February 2007. Their daughters Malia, left, and Sasha wait in the foreground.
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Obama appears on "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, right, in Des Moines, Iowa, in November 2007.
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Obama shakes hands with supporters after addressing a rally in Concord, New Hampshire, in January 2008.
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Obama gives a speech at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia in March 2008.
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Obama speaks at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
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Obama stands on stage in Chicago, Illinois, with his family after defeating Republican presidential candidate John McCain on November 4, 2008.
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Left to right: Presidents George H. W. Bush, Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter pose for photos in the Oval Office in January 2009.
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Obama is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th President of the United States on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington on January 20, 2009.
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As retired military officers stand behind him, Obama signs an executive order to close down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay in January 2009.
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Obama and Vice President Joe Biden look at solar panels as they tour the solar array at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on February 17, 2009. That same day, Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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A soldier hugs Obama during his surprise visit to Camp Victory just outside Baghdad, Iraq, in April 2009.
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Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a visit to the Oval Office in May 2009. The boy wanted to know if Obama's hair felt like his.
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Obama kisses Sonia Sotomayor's cheek after announcing her as his nominee for justice on the Supreme Court in May 2009.
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Palestinian security forces in Jenin, West Bank, listen to Obama speak from Cairo University in Egypt in June 2009. The Palestinian Authority hailed as a "good beginning" Obama's speech to the Muslim world in which he reiterated his support for a Palestinian state.
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Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City in July 2009.
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Obama hosts the Apollo 11 astronauts, from left to right, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong in the Oval Office on July 20, 2009, the 40th anniversary of the moon landing.
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Police Sgt. James Crowley, second right, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, speaks with Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., second left, alongside Obama and Biden as they share beers on the South Lawn of the White House in July 2009. In an effort to curb controversy, the so-called "Beer Summit," was held after Crowley arrested Gates at his own home which sparked tensions and racial furor.
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Obama walks along the Great Wall of China in November 2009.
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Obama delivers a speech after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, in December 2009.
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Presidents Obama, Clinton, and Bush walk to the Rose Garden to speak about relief efforts for earthquake-stricken Haiti in January 2010.
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First daughters Sasha and Malia Obama play in the snow with their father in the Rose Garden during a snowstorm that hit Washington in February 2010.
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Obama's signature on the Affordable Healthcare Act is seen at the White House in March 2010.
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Obama throws out the opening pitch before a baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals on Opening Day at Nationals Park in Washington in April 2010.
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Obama and daughter, Sasha, swim at Alligator Point in Panama City Beach, Florida, in August 2010, in an effort to encourage people to come back to the Gulf Coast after the devastating oil spill.
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And in an appeal that will likely anger conservatives, Obama demanded tougher gun control, saying it was a key part of combating ISIS. He said it is currently too easy for people who want to harm Americans to buy guns.
"Congress should act to make sure no one on a no-fly list is able to buy a gun. What could possibly be the argument for allowing a terrorist suspect to buy a semiautomatic weapon? This is a matter of national security," Obama said, and also argued it should be harder to buy powerful assault weapons like those used in the San Bernardino attacks that killed 14 people.
"What we can do, and must do, is make it harder for them to kill," Obama said.
But in a Congress dominated by Republicans, passing a force authorization bill or revisiting gun laws could prove nearly impossible.
While the speech was mostly a reiteration of Obama's existing strategy against terrorism, it unfolded against a highly political context.
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