An expanded mission could target not just ISIS but also al Qaeda - affiliated Jabhat al - Nusra . ` ` Nothing is off the table completely , '' a senior Pentagon official told me . the full weight of the pressure that 's being put on them . '' Military records make it clear the Pentagon is not anxious to launch such operations . Such expansion likely would be seen as ` ` mission . ''
An expanded mission could target not just ISIS but also al Qaeda - affiliated Jabhat al - Nusra . ` ` Nothing is off the table completely , '' a senior Pentagon official told me . Military records make it clear the Pentagon is not anxious to launch such operations . Such expansion likely would be seen as ` ` mission . ''