Pentagon ready with options to intensify war on ISIS

Published January 18, 2017 6:25pm ET



The Pentagon has prepared a list of options to accelerate the counter-Islamic State campaign that will be presented to incoming Defense Secretary James Mattis as soon as he takes office, officials confirmed Wednesday.

“My job is to share options the next leadership team can choose and identify the risks and opportunities associated with those options,” said Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

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