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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, Michigan Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 6, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

House intel chief: Threats rising, Obama failing in terror war

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, an Egyptian policeman guards the scene of an explosion at a police headquarters building that killed at least a dozen people, wounded more than 100, and left scores buried under the rubble, in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt. The militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which has waged a campaign of bombings and assassinations for months in Egypt, has quickly advanced in weaponry and sophistication of attacks, drawing on the experience of Egyptians who fought in Syria. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ashraf, File)

Islamic State spreads to Egypt and aligns with Ansar Beit al-Maqdis

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

architects: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey remain in the process of continuing to shape Obama administration activities to rout the Islamic State terrorist group. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Pentagon open to U.S. ground troops in fight against Islamic State

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama should attack ISIS like he does the GOP

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration on Obama's fecklessness in war by Paul Tong/Tribune Content Agency

ALLARD: Playing a president on TV

By Ken Allard

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 30, AND THEREAFTER - FILE - This Aug. 5, 2014, file photo shows Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as he is introduced to speak during a meeting with local Republicans in Hiawatha, Iowa. One set of elections ends in early November as another begins when presidential hopefuls cross the unofficial starting line in the 2016 race for the White House. With control of the Senate at stake, the months leading up to the mid-term elections offer a clearer window on a crowd of potential presidential candidates already jockeying for position from Nevada to New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Rand Paul: ‘I would have acted more decisively and strongly against ISIS’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem speaks during a press conference, giving the first public comments by a senior Assad official on the threat posed by the Islamic State group, in Damascus, Syria on Monday, August 25, 2014. Al-Moallem warned the U.S. not to conduct airstrikes inside Syria against the Islamic State group without Damascus’ consent, saying any such attack would be considered an aggression. Al-Moallem also said that Syria is ready to work with regional states and the international community amid the onslaught of Islamic militants there and in Iraq, adding that the Syrian government is a crucial partner in the war on terror. (AP Photo)

AP sources: U.S. surveillance planes fly over Syria

By Lolita C. Baldor and Julie Pace - Associated Press