The vote in the House came as President Obama sought to provide reassurance the offensive will not involve ground troops in Iraq.

President Obama: “I want to be clear: The American forces that have been deployed to Iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. They will support Iraqi forces on the ground as they fight for their own country against these terrorists. As your commander-in-chief, I will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in Iraq.”

Obama’s comments came one day after Gen. Martin Dempsey, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged ground troops may be needed in Iraq in the future. The Islamic State, meanwhile, has released a video that appears to warn the United States of the violent fate awaiting U.S. troops if they deploy to Iraq. It was released late Tuesday after Dempsey’s comments.