The White House call for an expanded war on ISIS comes as it weighs slowing its withdrawal from Afghanistan for a second time. According to The Washington Post, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan would be given leeway to set the pace of the planned drawdown of NATO forces this year. The U.S.-led NATO occupation formally ended its combat mission in December, but the U.S. secretly expanded its role to ensure American troops continue fighting. The United States also left behind an additional 1,000 troops on top of the nearly 10,000 already committed to remain.