in the financial markets , with the value of the British pound and stock prices plummeting . The margin of victory startled even proponents of a British exit . The “ Leave ” campaign won by 52 percent to 48 percent .
said that the country did not need another lecture on “ Islamophobia . ” “ We need a commander in chief who does everything necessary to defeat the enemy , ” he said . Privately , Obama has worried that a large - scale terrorist attack in Europe or on U.S. soil could force him to plungemovement.transportartifact.fallAmerican forces into another large and costly war in the Middle East — something he has vowed to avoid . In the near term , this nightmare scenario could lead Obama to deploy more U.S. Special Operations forces to track and destroy the Islamic State cells involved in planning terrorist attacks in Europe and North America . If that is not enough , Obama could choose to speed up plans to drive the Islamic State from its major havens .