What caused a sense of urgency that gripped the administration? [originaltext]

From too cautious to too slow, there has been no shortage of criticism for President Barack Obama’s foreign policy decision-making, as world crises from Iraq to Ukraine seemingly get out of control. As the President prepares to lay out his strategy for dealing with the threat posed by the Islamic State militant group, some hope Obama will refocus and take more deliberate action on the world stage.(29)A sense of urgency seemed to grip the administration after Islamic State militants released videos showing the beheadings of two American journalists.
    The Islamic State group already had overrun portions of Iraq, leaving Republican lawmakers and other critics to question the President’s foreign policy approach on world crises.