Obama Adviser Says Military Action Possible Against ISIS.

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
A top national security adviser to President Obama said the United States was “not going to be restricted by borders” to protect its interests, including possibly pursuing direct military action in Syria.
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What a dumb headline.
We've been taking military action against ISIS from the minute we began the aerial assault and we began actively killing their fighters. That's war, whether Congress declares it or not.

My guess is, we've already crossed the Syrian border from above, and our planes have dropped bombs upon the ISIS supply route outside of Iraq, as well.

I wish instead of hearing this through a spokesman, our president would just be honest with us already. And I wish we had more of a thinking, skeptical national press who understands just what is at stake here.

We're going to war again, without selling the American people on the need. No tax raises to pay for the mission; no calls for civilian sacrifice during wartime. No plan really, and no definition as of yet, defining the short-term objectives for which we would commit U.S. military power. Imagine.

EDGARTOWN, Mass. — A top national security adviser to President Obama vowed Friday that the United States would “do what is necessary” in Syria to protect American interests and said that direct military action was possible against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, known as ISIS.

Benjamin J. Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser, said ISIS had become an increased threat to the United States, a threat the American government was taking seriously.

“If you come against Americans, we are going to come after you,” Mr. Rhodes said.

He declined to say whether the president was considering expanding airstrikes to include ISIS targets in Syria as well as in Iraq, where raids began this month. “We’re actively considering what’s going to be necessary in dealing with that threat,” Mr. Rhodes said. “We’re not going to be restricted by borders.”

I'd like to see the Israeli military take the lead in this fight, while American troops provide backup support. Is that an option currently on the table, Mr. Rhodes?