President Barack Obama speaks to reporters after meeting with his National Security Council about the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, as Defense Secretary Ash Carter, second from left, stands at his side at the Pentagon, Dec. 14, 2015, Vice President Joel Biden, far left, and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, look on. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz