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In keeping assad in power. their presence there is predicated on propping him up. and so that's going to take some time for them to change how they think about the issue. >> right now defense secretary ashton carter around joint chiefs of staff chairman general jose joseph dunford are testifying before the house armed services committee. t stepped up air strikes were credited. >> we're deploying a specialized expeditionary targeting force to assist iraqi and kurdish peshmerga forces and put even more pressure on isil. these special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free host...

>> president obama speaking today about the importance of intelligence needed to expand air strikes on isis. later in the day, defense secretary ash carter outlined a plan to send special ops forces to iraq. carter said the force would lead to more u.s. intel on isis. >> these special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders. this force will also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations in syria. that creates a virtuous cycle of better intelligence, which generates more targets, more raids, more momentum. >> for ...

Against america and our allies. isil is going to continue to be a deadly organization, because of its social media, the resources that it has, and the networks of experienced fighters that it possesses. it is going to continue to be a serious threat for some time to come. but, i'm confident that we are on the winning side of this. >> on the heels of those comments, a major announcement from the pentagon today. defense secretary ash carter saying the u.s. will expand its fight against isis, by sending special operations forces to iraq. >> in full coordination with the government of iraq, we're ...

Secretary of defense ash carter says we are at war. >> these special operators will, over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isil leaders. >> evidence is mounting that air strikes alone won't stop isis just yesterday the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff flatly disputed a claim made by president obama in an interview two weeks ago. general joseph dunford says the u.s. has, in fact, not contained the terror group. but officials call these next accusations beyond ridiculous. from "the washington post," iraqis think the u.s. is in cahoots with the is...