"U.S. official calls ISIS a problem 'off the charts historically'" Brett Akop

"ISIS is a problem that is "off the charts historically" and has sent the United States into "uncharted territory" when it comes to putting down the terror group, the Obama administration's point man in the fight recently told CNN. The comments, which Brett McGurk made in an exclusive interview, were some of the administration's strongest to date in describing the challenge the United States and its allies face in battling ISIS. "This is a problem that is off the charts historically," he said, referring to the more than 20,000 foreign fighters who have gone into Syria. "Just put that into perspective: It's about twice the number that went into Afghanistan in the 1980s over a 10-year period to fight the Soviet Union, and those came really from only a handful of countries."" I find that the more immediate concern is the innocent men and women who fall victim to ISIS in Syria and other nations and there inhumane approach towards a totalitarian nation. Granted, the US is simply taking initiative to stop a nuclear war, but I don't understand the immediate threat regarding the states. This situation reminds me of the Cuban Missile Crisis and Kennedy's immediate action to prevent a war which many view as a high and low point in his presidency. I assume that's the approach we're taking now. http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/13/politics/mcgurk-isis-terrror-threat/index.html