Obama Chooses Dying Medium to Address War-Weary Nation

President Obama will interrupt viewers of CBS, ABC, Fox and NBC at 9 p.m. on Wednesday for a rare prime-time address about his strategy for fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

Those viewers — Americans seeking a mindless reprieve from the stresses of their daily lives through shows like NBC's America’s Got Talent, ABC's Modern Family, FOX's Hell’s Kitchen and a CBS football special — will hear from a president who is relying on the gravity of a prime-time address to convey the seriousness of the Islamic State.

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