the entire international community should unite efforts. the white house is eager to show mr. obama on the move against isis after the president said days before the paris attacks that the terror group had been contained. an assessment the administration defends. >> what we've been able to do is stop that advance and reclaim territory, going on the offense with our partners on the ground. >> reporter: there are also new questions about the syrian refugee crisis after french officials determined one of the paris bombers posed as a migrant fleeing the war-torn country. the obama administration says those refugees must still be vetted and welcomed. >> we cannot close our doors to these people. >> reporter: while the white house is promising to intensify the battle against isis, there is no major strategy shakeup under way. the obama administration says it's still not considering expanding its ground game in iraq and syria saying u.s. forces are not the solution to the problem. wolf? >> jim acosta reporting for us from the g-20 summit in turkey. i want to get right to our global affairs correspondent elise labbot joining from