He must have accidentally said ISIL instead of "moderate rebels".
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/06/remarks-president-progress-fight-against-isilhere's the full quote: "Meanwhile, we continue to ramp up our training and support of local forces that are fighting ISIL on the ground. As I’ve said before, this aspect of our strategy was moving too slowly. But the fall of Ramadi has galvanized the Iraqi government. So, with the additional steps I ordered last month, we’re speeding up training of ISIL [Iraqi] forces, including volunteers from Sunni tribes in Anbar Province."
he accidentally said isil instead of iraq. he mentions isil 46 times in the course of these remarks, including sentences like this: "And that includes the work that brings me here today -- our mission to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group ISIL. This is a cause, a coalition, that’s united countries across the globe -- some 60 nations, including Arab partners. Our comprehensive strategy against ISIL is harnessing all elements of American power, across our government -- military, intelligence, diplomatic, economic, development and perhaps most importantly, the power of our values."
good quote mining tho. top notch.
i like how gen. hayden says it best: (starting at 8:07 in case the time stamp link thing doesn't work)