While a plan to resource President Obama's new strategy to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has yet to fully emerge, the Pentagon remains focused on a $500 million request to Congress for the vetting and training of Syrian rebels as the House prepares to pass a stop-gap measure likely to fund the rest of the president's strategy. "We need that [$500 million] to move forward on this particular train-and-equip program. Obviously, it's a priority for Secretary Hagel,"...
