State Department official : Killing off local , foreign fighters for ISIS is key . Pentagon official : `` It is always a challenge that we 're dealing with , '' Harf said . Military intervention is effective , but so is local ` ` good governance '' U.S. official : Pentagon has given Obama advice on what to do in Syria . President Obama on ISIS : ` ` We will continue to take direct action ''
State Department official : Killing off local , foreign fighters for ISIS is key . Pentagon official : Military intervention is effective , but so is local ` ` good governance '' U.S. official : Pentagon has given Obama advice on what to do in Syria . President Obama on ISIS : ` ` We will continue to take direct action ''