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President Barack Obama, left, listens as Defense Secretary Ash Carter comments as they meet with the National Security Council about the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, at the Pentagon, Dec. 14, 2015, DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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President Barack Obama, left, listens as Defense Secretary Ash Carter comments as they meet with the National Security Council about the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, at the Pentagon, Dec. 14, 2015, DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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