arriving today, 180 american military advisers are now on the ground. so far, the u.s. has avoided air strikes. you said sustained and intense would be u.s. military action would be sustained and intense if the president decides to go forward. if you could better define the time frame and also the measure of success? is it isis destroyed, isis restreeth? is it partial retreat that s precisely the strategy that needs to be define. intense would be the support to the government of iraq. and our efforts to try to help rebuild the military structure as well as hopefully support a new unity government. reporter: isis militants are warning that any u.s. strikes will be met by attacks on americans. sitting on a tear ras at the u.s. ambassador s residence in paris, kerry met with the prime ministers of jordan and saudi