article_snippet.sent: The comments, which Brett McGurk made in an exclusive interview, were some of the administration's strongest to date in describing the challenge the United States and the United States allies face in battling ISIS.
article_snippet.sent: Brett McGurk just returned from an urgent summit of coalition nations held in Jordan.
article_snippet.sent: Brett McGurk did not rule out expanding U.S. military action beyond Iraq and Syria to combat the increasing regional threat.
article_snippet.sent: We have a lot of tools to protect We and We national security interests, some of which are military tools," Brett McGurk said.
article_snippet.sent: Of course we apply those tools when the president determines and we chain of command makes the recommendation that that is the right thing to do.
article_snippet.sent: We are helping to enable and train (the Iraqi security forces) as the Iraqi security forces begin to go on the offensive over the coming weeks and months in Anbar province," Brett McGurk said.
highlights_snippet.sent: Obama's point man in ISIS fight doesn't rule out U.S. military action beyond Iraq and Syria .
  