Egyptian navy vessel hit by ISIS rocket

This is troubling:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3163910/Terror-high-seas-Egyptian-navy-vessel-erupts-huge-fireball-ISIS-carry-rocket-strike-patrol-ship-Mediterranean.html

“We will degrade and ultimately destroy” the military capacity of ISIS, President Obama declared back in September of 2014.

I’m puzzled about the meaning of the word ultimately in that statement.

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