2 ) White House : The president has been briefed on the situation and is monitoring it closely, a senior administration official said. Possible options include air strikes on ISIS targets in Syria . Some consider the group a direct threat to U.S. security . Obama spent three years avoiding a U.S. military role in Syria .
White House : The president has been briefed on the situation and is monitoring it closely, a senior administration official said. Possible options include air strikes on ISIS targets in Syria . Some consider the group a direct threat to U.S. security . Obama spent three years avoiding a U.S. military role in Syria .