Monday 8th, President Obama hosted a dinner for the key strategists and think tankers of the country, including Sandy Berger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Tom Donilon, Michele Flournoy, Richard Haass, Steve Hadley, Jane Harman, Michael Morell and Strobe Talbott.

Tuesday 9, President Obama received at the White House the top four congressional leaders to outline his plan against the Islamic State. The same day, members of the House Defense Committee held closed hearings of senior defense and intelligence officials to present their data and strategic choices in the face of the IS.

Wednesday 10, the President will announce his strategy to defeat the IS during a televised address to the American people.

Thursday, September 11 (13th anniversary of the military coup), the chairman of the House Defence Committee will be speaking at the American Enterprise Institute.

Tuesday 16, the Senate Armed Services Committee will hear Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, speak on the "U.S. policy toward Iraq and Syria and the threat posed by the Islamic State."
On the same day, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will meet with Secretary of State John Kerry to ask him what strategy has been adopted against the IS.

Wednesday 17, the House Commission on Homeland Security will listen to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, FBI Director James Comey and Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Matthew Olsen expound the "global threats to the homeland."

During this period, four in camera hearings have planned by the Obama administration with the Commissions of Intelligence of the House and Senate.

In addition, during the 12 days of Congressional sessions before the mid-term elections, a fierce battle will oppose its members on the need or otherwise for the president to obtain congressional approval before launching the operation.