The Expanding Attack on ISIS

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 11, 2014

President Obama told the nation last night that U.S. military efforts against ISIS will expand, and come to include air strikes in Syria, the arming of opposition forces, and more American personnel on the ground in Iraq. Yochi Dreazen, managing editor for news at Foreign Policy, and Liz Sly, Washington Post Beirut bureau chief, discuss what comes next, and who's going to join the efforts.

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