General Martin Dempsey says he will recommend the U.S. military move directly against Islamic State militants in Syria if and when he determines they have become a direct threat to the U.S. homeland or Europe.
But the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says he still believes the insurgent group is more a regional threat and is not plotting or planning attacks against either the U.S. or Europe.
Dempsey says he believes that key allies in the region - including Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia - will join the U.S. in helping to quash the Islamic State group.
But the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says he still believes the insurgent group is more a regional threat and is not plotting or planning attacks against either the U.S. or Europe.
Dempsey says he believes that key allies in the region - including Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia - will join the U.S. in helping to quash the Islamic State group.
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