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Obama challenges Arab, Muslim states to fight extremism

Season 2014 Episode 2670 | 5m 25s

President Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly by saying the world is “at a crossroads between war and peace.” He urged Arab and Muslim leaders to join a four-point campaign that would destroy the Islamic State group, delegitimize the ideology of Islamic extremists, reduce sectarian conflicts and create greater opportunity. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports.

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