U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vice President Joe Biden (4th R), Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd R) and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (R) after his statement on legislation sent to Congress to authorize the use of military force against the Islamic State, from the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington February 11, 2015. Obama said on Wednesday that he consulted Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress before submitting a request for authorization of military force against Islamic State. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)