8/26/14 Bell Ringer

 U.S. surveillance flights over Syria have begun and will provide information on potential targets for strikes in Syria if Obama approves. The president has not yet decided which steps to take. Dempsey said that the United States now has a better view of the militants in Iraq, where the U.S. military is flying more than 50 surveillance and reconnaissance missions per day. In Iraq, the U.S. military is coordinating with Iraqi forces in carrying out airstrikes against the militants.