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iraq. over the weekend american airstrikes pounded areas excellently taken over by the islamic state. the u.s. military also air dropped humanitarian aid, including food and water. >> this is humanitarian issue of great consequence for all the world, and i think great powers understand that they have responsibility in these areas. >> reporter: thousands of yazidis who have been told by the islamic state that they have to convert to islam or be killed were saved by helps after taking refuge on sinjar mountain. the yazidis are finding safety in kurdish regions as the kurdish army has been at the forefront of battling the islamic state. >> i walk by foot from sinjar mountain to syria. >> as the fighting continues in the north the political in-fight something far from resolved. the prime minister designate haider al abadi has one month to form a government. >> so will nouri al-maliki step down or tighten his grip on power. what does that mean for a power change in baghdad, and how will that imp
iraq. over the weekend american airstrikes pounded areas excellently taken over by the islamic state. the u.s. military also air dropped humanitarian aid, including food and water. >> this is humanitarian issue of great consequence for all the world, and i think great powers understand that they have responsibility in these areas. >> reporter: thousands of yazidis who have been told by the islamic state that they have to convert to islam or be killed were saved by helps after taking...
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iraq he security force. if that requires the support of the american military, that a support that we are ready to offer. but we will not offer it in the form of a prolonged military conflict that involves the united states of america. and it will not involve american troops returning in a combat role. border patrol data show a decline in the number of apprehended at the border illegally and adults as well. how does i didn't factor into the president's thinking and acting unilaterally to address the situation? >> the first thing about the data that is important to understand is we have seen a downward trend over the last for six weeks -- four to six weeks. however, it is important to understand that, compared to a even ago -- a year ago or two years ago, there are still apprehensions taking place at an elevated rate. so while they have come down from the peak we saw earlier this summer, the rate is still toh when you compare it broader historical trends. the second point i wanted to make on this committee hi
iraq he security force. if that requires the support of the american military, that a support that we are ready to offer. but we will not offer it in the form of a prolonged military conflict that involves the united states of america. and it will not involve american troops returning in a combat role. border patrol data show a decline in the number of apprehended at the border illegally and adults as well. how does i didn't factor into the president's thinking and acting unilaterally to...
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iraq. the president of the united states has authorized air strikes in iraq as isis terrorists spread their vicious reign of terror north and threatening american military advisers and consular officials in irbil. >> to stop the advance on irbil, i've directed our military to take targeted strikes against isal terrorist convoys should they move toward the city. >> i'm alisyn camerota. the brutal terrorists struck iraq's largest christian town, giving residents a stark choice, convert to islam or die. they stormed the northern iraqi town of sinjar, forcing its people, tens of thousands of men, women, and children to run for their lives. those people are trapped in the mountains tonight. and their only hope is u.s. humanitarian air drops which just began in the past couple of hours. >> food, water, and medicine will save many, many lives. there is other breaking news, alisyn, that we're following tonight. rockets from gaza have hit southern israel just a little while ago. israelis say that wo
iraq. the president of the united states has authorized air strikes in iraq as isis terrorists spread their vicious reign of terror north and threatening american military advisers and consular officials in irbil. >> to stop the advance on irbil, i've directed our military to take targeted strikes against isal terrorist convoys should they move toward the city. >> i'm alisyn camerota. the brutal terrorists struck iraq's largest christian town, giving residents a stark choice,...
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is the strategy in iraq containment of isis or stabilization in iraq? >> guest: i think we are trying to protect the people. i don't think we have an up operation beyond that. >> host: joe is on the line from the independents. we will hold on him. michael has a question from twitter. is there any political figure or group that is a unifying force in iraq? >> guest: that is a great question and unfortunately the answer flight is no. they don't see a sunni leadership that is able to represent the population. the shitte coalition is held together by negotiation. you have maliki's and others groups and they disagree with each other on very fundamental levels. the kurds are unified but when you look at the separation between all three groups it is more complex. so the answer is no right now. >> host: let's go to washington, d.c. good morning on the independent line. >> caller: my only comment is how seriously are we considering a blow back when we enter these countries? you know, the same people now calling us back into help this humanitarian crisis are the
is the strategy in iraq containment of isis or stabilization in iraq? >> guest: i think we are trying to protect the people. i don't think we have an up operation beyond that. >> host: joe is on the line from the independents. we will hold on him. michael has a question from twitter. is there any political figure or group that is a unifying force in iraq? >> guest: that is a great question and unfortunately the answer flight is no. they don't see a sunni leadership that is...
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personnel still if iraq. >> i said in june, as the terrorist group isil began across iraq, that the united states would be prepared to take targeted military action in iraq if and when we determined that the situation required it. in recent days, these terrorists have continued to move across iraq and have neared the city offer beale, where civilians seven at on consulate and american military personnel advise iraqi forces. to stop the advance on erbil, i've ordered air strikes if they continue. >> the second operation that the president laid out is to protect the 40,000 iraqis who have fled to the mountains in northern iraq under threat of death and other threats from the sunni militant group known as isis or isil. in addition to the humanitarian air drops, which were reportedly completed earlier today, the president is authorizing air strikes, if needed, to help the iraqi government prevent what he describes as a potential genocide. >> at the request of the iraqi government, we've begun operations to help save iraqi civilians stranded on the mountain. as isil has marched across iraq, it'
personnel still if iraq. >> i said in june, as the terrorist group isil began across iraq, that the united states would be prepared to take targeted military action in iraq if and when we determined that the situation required it. in recent days, these terrorists have continued to move across iraq and have neared the city offer beale, where civilians seven at on consulate and american military personnel advise iraqi forces. to stop the advance on erbil, i've ordered air strikes if they...
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tonight the isis threat in iraq. we begin with the deputy assistant secretary of state for iraq and iran brett mcgurk. >> we have a baseline assumption now that isis/isil t is interchangeable, isil is better, they're better equipped, they're better manned, better resourced, better fighters. they're better trained than the al qaeda in a recognize that our forces faced. and if you accept that based on assumption which we do and then you look at the capacity of the iraqi security forces or locally based security forces such as tribal networks, you start to see the big gap that's going to have to be filled. and so it's a tremendous challenge. >> rose: we broader our discussion to include david kilcullen, michael hanna and bill spindle. >> they have been competing in fighting each other in the streets of syria, they're very different and in fact although they're just as brutal as each other and have a similar jihadist ideology this is a turf battle. and if isis comes out on top it could look more dang wrong than what we a
tonight the isis threat in iraq. we begin with the deputy assistant secretary of state for iraq and iran brett mcgurk. >> we have a baseline assumption now that isis/isil t is interchangeable, isil is better, they're better equipped, they're better manned, better resourced, better fighters. they're better trained than the al qaeda in a recognize that our forces faced. and if you accept that based on assumption which we do and then you look at the capacity of the iraqi security forces or...
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iraq right now. go ahead and tell us what some of those possible options are. >> that's right, wolf. well, the president has been meeting with his national security team, i'm told, a lot of meetings this morning across the administration on how to help this group. we're talking about some 40,000 christians and yazidis basically on a mountaintop surrounded by isis militants, and they're out of food and water. many people have already died because of the sweltering heat. and now we understand the administration, the pentagon is considering air drops of food, water, medicine. >> hold on a minute, elise. i want to go to josh earnest, the white house press secretary. >> isis and sinjar and northern areas of iraq. these actions have exacerbated an already dire crisis, and the situation is nearing humanitarian catastrophe. tens of thousands of innocent civilians reported to have been displaced, fearing persecution, and we are gravely concerned for their health and safety including the vulnerable ethnic and
iraq right now. go ahead and tell us what some of those possible options are. >> that's right, wolf. well, the president has been meeting with his national security team, i'm told, a lot of meetings this morning across the administration on how to help this group. we're talking about some 40,000 christians and yazidis basically on a mountaintop surrounded by isis militants, and they're out of food and water. many people have already died because of the sweltering heat. and now we...
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the challenge is that in iraq the feeling was an obama campaign that the u.s. is leaving iraq. the idea is that the u.s. has to come back pause the situation is worse than when it was left four years ago startles americans and even the administration itself. it certainly has become that. the idea that the united states spent billions of dollars lost nearly 5,000 troops and have to go back because a force, an extremist force and a force that started out as an insurgency poses such an immediate and direct threat to the very forces this we tripped. gwen: the force has been as we were talking has been posing this kind of threat for awhile. what is it about the plight of the people there on the mountain top in northern iraq? what is it that changed the formula? >> i think one of the key factors is there was an expectation that the kurdish forces in the north could fend off the isis threat in a way that the iraqi army and syrian army and hezbollah forces couldn't do. when they couldn't do it, when isis forces were on the border of the kurdish capital and threatening to move there, th
the challenge is that in iraq the feeling was an obama campaign that the u.s. is leaving iraq. the idea is that the u.s. has to come back pause the situation is worse than when it was left four years ago startles americans and even the administration itself. it certainly has become that. the idea that the united states spent billions of dollars lost nearly 5,000 troops and have to go back because a force, an extremist force and a force that started out as an insurgency poses such an immediate...
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, two and a half years after president obama said our war in iraq was ending iraq is once again the focus of our military and our commander in chief. just hours after president obama announced we were returning to an active role in iraq, the u.s. launched two rounds of air strikes yesterday against isis fighters near erbil. the u.s. has a consulate in that northern iraqi city and thousands of americans live there. in addition to those military strikes the u.s. is trying to keep a humanitarian crisis from worsening. the u.s. military conducted a secondary drop of food and water late last night to thousands of members of the yazidi religious minority who have been trapped on mount sinjar for days and are surrounded by isis militants. the situation might be worse for hundreds of yazidi women. militants are holding them kapt of at schools in mosul. he told the a.p. by now consider them slaves and have vicious plans for them. secretary kerry has a more ominous situation of what's going on now in iraq. >> isil's campaign of terror against the innocent including the yazidi and christian minoriti
, two and a half years after president obama said our war in iraq was ending iraq is once again the focus of our military and our commander in chief. just hours after president obama announced we were returning to an active role in iraq, the u.s. launched two rounds of air strikes yesterday against isis fighters near erbil. the u.s. has a consulate in that northern iraqi city and thousands of americans live there. in addition to those military strikes the u.s. is trying to keep a humanitarian...
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iraq security force. if that requires the support of the american military, that is support we're ready to offer, but will not offer it in the farm of a prolonged military conflict that involve, the united states of america and it will not involve american troops returning to iraq in a combat role. >> border patrol data show a decline in the number of children being apprehended who are crossing the border illegally and adults as well. how does that data factor into the president's thinking, his urgency and acting unilaterally to address the situation? >> let me say a couple things about the data and then we'll talk about the president's views. the first thing about the data that's important to understand is we have seen a downward trend over the last four to six weeks of the rate at which unaccompanied children are being apprehended at the border. however, it's important to understand that compared to a year ago, there still is apprehensions taking place at an elevated rate. while we come down from peak w
iraq security force. if that requires the support of the american military, that is support we're ready to offer, but will not offer it in the farm of a prolonged military conflict that involve, the united states of america and it will not involve american troops returning to iraq in a combat role. >> border patrol data show a decline in the number of children being apprehended who are crossing the border illegally and adults as well. how does that data factor into the president's...
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in northern iraq right now? >> the situation right now is pretty grim here in iraq and talking tens of thousands of people who have been impacted only by the recent crisis that took place in sinjar and that comes in addition to what already is a humanitarian crisis following what has been happening in mozal and it's a grim situation and our concern has been for the past few days over the phase of 25,000 children who are stuck in the mountains of sinjar following their displacement after they fled for their lives on sunday. >> yes, many thousands have besieged on mount sinjar from the group calling itself islamic state and there have been air drops delivering food and water but what more do these people need to survive? >> they need the humanitarian assistance for sure and need the water, they need the food, they need the shelter. it's very, very hot up there in the mountains but what they also need is protection so there needs to be work that is being done to evacuate these people who are currently stranded in t
in northern iraq right now? >> the situation right now is pretty grim here in iraq and talking tens of thousands of people who have been impacted only by the recent crisis that took place in sinjar and that comes in addition to what already is a humanitarian crisis following what has been happening in mozal and it's a grim situation and our concern has been for the past few days over the phase of 25,000 children who are stuck in the mountains of sinjar following their displacement after...
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i want to talk a little bit about the division of iraq or keeping iraq whole. on the one hand, quh you look at some of these borders in the middle east, they were all done by the colonialists and i have often felt why should we be obligated to maintain those borders? iraq is not a real state. it was slapped together. you've got the kurds, you have the shia and the sunni, who really don't want to be part of each other, and so -- particularly the kurds, who have autonomy now, practically have their own nation, and probably will proclaim it very shortly, so my sympathies would be to say to the kurds, well, why should we suck you back into iraq? you have the right to your own nation. frankly, nobody has ever explained to me why the palestinians are entitled to self-determination but somehow the kurds are not. i don't know -- i don't think that's fair, quite frankly. on the other hand, we are told that if the kurds break off, there's practically no way that you could stop the radicals from dominating what's left of iraq and that the kurds provide some sort of a coun
i want to talk a little bit about the division of iraq or keeping iraq whole. on the one hand, quh you look at some of these borders in the middle east, they were all done by the colonialists and i have often felt why should we be obligated to maintain those borders? iraq is not a real state. it was slapped together. you've got the kurds, you have the shia and the sunni, who really don't want to be part of each other, and so -- particularly the kurds, who have autonomy now, practically have...
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iraq, 95% of iraq's revenues come from oil. it is a big, global producer and at least today exporter. you can't divorce these things. these are realities. >> we, in my mind, we did not go into iraq for oil. now, the folks that i worked with, we all felt like we were going into iraq because of wmd. now, were there other folks that had other reasons? i'm not aware of it. there may have been. >> we didn't go into iraq to get access to the sand. we went into iraq to get access to oil. period. >> an attempt by any outside force to gain control of the persian gulf region -- >> a u.s. foreign policy doctrine first articulated in the 1970s during an energy crisis, put into action during the gulf war in the 1990s. >> that must not stand! >> and brought to its full potential in 2003. >> do not destroy oil wells, a source of wealth that belongs to the iraqi people. >> that foreign policy doctrine is not a thing of the past. >> even as america has upped our own oil production, the commitment remains. >> the united states of america is prep
iraq, 95% of iraq's revenues come from oil. it is a big, global producer and at least today exporter. you can't divorce these things. these are realities. >> we, in my mind, we did not go into iraq for oil. now, the folks that i worked with, we all felt like we were going into iraq because of wmd. now, were there other folks that had other reasons? i'm not aware of it. there may have been. >> we didn't go into iraq to get access to the sand. we went into iraq to get access to oil....
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troops back into iraq? it's been three years since we started scaling back. >> well, at a minimum we need more special operations to guide those plane onz their targeting mission. i'm 0 a retired navy pilot, flown a lot of time in iraq. we can fly without ground control, but having ground control makes our targeting much more effective. when we're dealing with, say, something like a fixed target, a headquarters for isis, that can hit by an aircraft without ground control or guidance. if isis is engaged with a fight at close range, you need special operations forces embedded with the individuals we're trying to help, the iraqi security forces, to make that close air support those air strikes more effective. so at a minimum we need more special operations support for the pesh merg ga and more sortees. a couple of f-18s here and there aren't going to 0 get the job done. isis has defeated every military organization they've gone up against over the last 18 months. these guys are not going to lose unless we make
troops back into iraq? it's been three years since we started scaling back. >> well, at a minimum we need more special operations to guide those plane onz their targeting mission. i'm 0 a retired navy pilot, flown a lot of time in iraq. we can fly without ground control, but having ground control makes our targeting much more effective. when we're dealing with, say, something like a fixed target, a headquarters for isis, that can hit by an aircraft without ground control or guidance. if...
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troops left iraq. now america is coming back to iraq's rescue. in meantime, so many cities have fallen, muslims slaughtered by muslims. why now? >> what we see now, the events unfolding in iraq is really the late result of the american intervention of 2003. the big mistake of american occupation after the toppling of saddam hussein was simply the fact that the sunnis were completely expelled from all spheres of influence. hundreds of thousands of sunnis lost their jobs within a very short period of time and the sunnis became very angry, if i may say so, both regarding the united states but also in regards of the new shiite government and this fight is really going on, has been going on for several years now. the sunni tribes in iraq are the backbone of this uprising and the islamic state is the spearhead of this uprising. islamic state is strong because of the civil war in syria. they have gained control of large parts of the country in the east towards the iraqi and the turkish border so it's a huge problem. it's a mixture of various influences
troops left iraq. now america is coming back to iraq's rescue. in meantime, so many cities have fallen, muslims slaughtered by muslims. why now? >> what we see now, the events unfolding in iraq is really the late result of the american intervention of 2003. the big mistake of american occupation after the toppling of saddam hussein was simply the fact that the sunnis were completely expelled from all spheres of influence. hundreds of thousands of sunnis lost their jobs within a very short...
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by isis attacks on shia shrines in iraq. >> many say they want to organize, go to iraq and fight. sunima udas reports. >> reporter: on this holy day shiite muslims in india pray for their community in iraq, scrambling to fight the extremist sunni group islamic state in iraq and syria, or isis. hundreds have died. several cities occupied. images of extreme brutality beamed across the world. >> images, the videos are simply heartbreaking. >> reporter: isis leaders have vowed to destroy all shiite shrines, including the most revered karbala. fearing the worst, india's largest shiite community is now recruiting volunteers to help shias in iraq protect their holy shrines. >> those shrines are of the imams which we follow. they are for us next to god. >> are you not scared? >> no. i'm not scared. "if we lose our lives protecting our shrines, then i would consider ourselves very lucky," she says. badar abbas nakvi is facilitating the mission. he claims more than 100,000 indian shias have signed up. the objective, he says, is not to fight with arms and ammunition but to create a hewn chai
by isis attacks on shia shrines in iraq. >> many say they want to organize, go to iraq and fight. sunima udas reports. >> reporter: on this holy day shiite muslims in india pray for their community in iraq, scrambling to fight the extremist sunni group islamic state in iraq and syria, or isis. hundreds have died. several cities occupied. images of extreme brutality beamed across the world. >> images, the videos are simply heartbreaking. >> reporter: isis leaders have...
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this was iraq. this was the president who came to power in 2008 largely on the strength of his opposition to the iraq war, who campaigned on a promise to end that war. very next day, the republican controlled house passed an amendment written by two democrats. the amendment said the president could not use pentagon funds to escalate the military response in iraq. and last month, the house past a resolution saying the president cannot deploy the u.s. military in a sustained combat role in iraq without specific authorization. so according to the war powers act, the president had 60 days from boots on the ground in iraq before a reckoning with congress. those 60 days are set to expire soon. if you go by the war powers act, there's another 60-day window before congress would be required to approve another action. >> the administration will comply with any reporting requirements in the war powers resolution. sometimes these war power notifications are classified, sometimes they aren't. in this case, if o
this was iraq. this was the president who came to power in 2008 largely on the strength of his opposition to the iraq war, who campaigned on a promise to end that war. very next day, the republican controlled house passed an amendment written by two democrats. the amendment said the president could not use pentagon funds to escalate the military response in iraq. and last month, the house past a resolution saying the president cannot deploy the u.s. military in a sustained combat role in iraq...
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how we can all help iraq. overcome these sectoral enmities that i think it is fair to say have been going on for some one thousand years so rather than litigate the past let's see how we can go forward and what are workable arrangements for compassion or here we're not getting the past here i'm sure you're aware of the current state of the relationship between russia gate in the panel i'm talking to you about the of the current situation in our own neighborhood the crisis over ukraine and the kind of animosity that have exposed between russia and the united states and you know i think some russian officials would find it extremely difficult just discarding all of that you know just glad let's move on for the sake of iraq but speaking about how to deal with this current problem on the hands of it being a advance of isis for obvious reasons washington has very little appetite for launching a military operation there but some observers including your own successor as the u.s. ambassador to iraq james jeffrey sugg
how we can all help iraq. overcome these sectoral enmities that i think it is fair to say have been going on for some one thousand years so rather than litigate the past let's see how we can go forward and what are workable arrangements for compassion or here we're not getting the past here i'm sure you're aware of the current state of the relationship between russia gate in the panel i'm talking to you about the of the current situation in our own neighborhood the crisis over ukraine and the...
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it is still called iraq and america want being called iraq, but if you're in baghdad, particularly if -- anybody in baghdad, you cannot move from north or west of the city without being in isis-controlled territory or you might be killed. you can't move to baghdad or into the kurdish controlled expanded.h is just they really has expanded. >> pulitzer prize winning journalist glenn greenwald calls the was humanitarian arming of iraq a redundant presidential ritual. we will speak with greenwald about media coverage of the latest attacks as well as what the edward snowden documents reveal about u.s.-israeli nations. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the pentagon has confirmed it is deploying an additional 130 marines and special forces to iraq. chuck hagel made the from california. >> i recommended to the president and the president has authorized me to go ahead and send about 130 new assessment iraqmembers up to northern in thee rbil area to take a give a moreand in-depth assessment of where we iraqistinu
it is still called iraq and america want being called iraq, but if you're in baghdad, particularly if -- anybody in baghdad, you cannot move from north or west of the city without being in isis-controlled territory or you might be killed. you can't move to baghdad or into the kurdish controlled expanded.h is just they really has expanded. >> pulitzer prize winning journalist glenn greenwald calls the was humanitarian arming of iraq a redundant presidential ritual. we will speak with...
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the jury is not out on iraq. the american people believe we made a serious mistakes there and the idea -- we did go in partly in libya and that has not turned out to be such an enortherlies success. i don't in any way underestimate the serious charge of i.s.i.s. i think, quite frankly, by what the president has done today is raising the stakes that the united states will become part of their target and increases our vulnerability. but i really don't see as far as foreign policy, your original question, judy, our former great colleague here andy, you have 3% of the american people saying foreign policy doesn't matter. it's hurt the president's ratings, no question about it, but it was not a matter of great urgency. >> that's why you can never run foreign policy on the polls. the polls would have been against hitler in 1913. that was clearly wrong thing to do in the 1930s. you need foreign policy leaders to get out front. two things, first, you know, i agree with you about iraq now, but we can't have all our decisi
the jury is not out on iraq. the american people believe we made a serious mistakes there and the idea -- we did go in partly in libya and that has not turned out to be such an enortherlies success. i don't in any way underestimate the serious charge of i.s.i.s. i think, quite frankly, by what the president has done today is raising the stakes that the united states will become part of their target and increases our vulnerability. but i really don't see as far as foreign policy, your original...
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>> because only iraq can save iraq. the president has stepped in because of this threat in genocide, i support that. bringing food and water to these people dying on that mountain top, of course the united states should do that. and when it comes to the kurds, they have been the adults in this neighborhood, the grown-ups. and i think we ought to help them preserve their capital against this isis invasion. and we also want to make certain that the americans that are on the ground are protected. the bottom line is this. there's so much we can do to help the iraqis help themselves. ultima ultimately, they have to save their own country. >> this is a terror state, cast off by al qaeda because this group was considered too extreme. is the problem that the obama administration wanting to be something other than president bush, got out of the business of confronting terrorism on a big global scale and just dealt with it in a more limited way? is it an underreaction to the terrorist threat? >> they invited us to leave in iraq.
>> because only iraq can save iraq. the president has stepped in because of this threat in genocide, i support that. bringing food and water to these people dying on that mountain top, of course the united states should do that. and when it comes to the kurds, they have been the adults in this neighborhood, the grown-ups. and i think we ought to help them preserve their capital against this isis invasion. and we also want to make certain that the americans that are on the ground are...
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northern iraq. so that means, you know -- lost its significance. >> also looking at the -- in 1990s, they were told there were five to seven million to -- now we're told there are 700,000 to 3 million -- and the significant -- in turkish foreign policy. in the wider middle eastern perspective -- it is an ongoing process. this process -- >> three kinds of territories in iraq. the one is the krg territory area. the other is called the disputed territories. and the other is the rest of iraq, of course. to the area of -- was under control of the iraqi central government up until the islamic state expansion. northern iraq. so at the time, the kurds were -- but now there's -- and now the -- >> i can't talk freely. i'm no longer associated with the foreign ministry. to some extent, everybody speaks. but the -- are middle class urban people. they don't have the tribal organizations. it's not like the kurdish presence in northern iraq. there are idea logical differences. -- so the picture is not -- not very
northern iraq. so that means, you know -- lost its significance. >> also looking at the -- in 1990s, they were told there were five to seven million to -- now we're told there are 700,000 to 3 million -- and the significant -- in turkish foreign policy. in the wider middle eastern perspective -- it is an ongoing process. this process -- >> three kinds of territories in iraq. the one is the krg territory area. the other is called the disputed territories. and the other is the rest of...
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security interests and yet somehow despite the continuing blah chad in ukraine you know the events in the iraq really seem to preserve a security danger a security challenge of a totally different magnet if i wonder if he can be a sort of reality check for some of the decision makers in washington as far as what the real danger really is ok well let me first say that i think the ukrainian crisis is still with us and i think it's and everyone interests that ukraine emerge from this crisis with its sovereignty intact with its territorial integrity intact so my hope is that there's an understanding that it's necessary to work with the new ukrainian government and to encourage positive trends in ukraine so i think that's an issue that is still very much open but now let me turn if i could and i just wanted to mention that me and most american t.v. networks are leaving north with ukraine today but with iraq so that sort of shows if they can if it can solve that issue at least for the american public yes i think the issue with iraq has a special resonance with american audiences because so many thou
security interests and yet somehow despite the continuing blah chad in ukraine you know the events in the iraq really seem to preserve a security danger a security challenge of a totally different magnet if i wonder if he can be a sort of reality check for some of the decision makers in washington as far as what the real danger really is ok well let me first say that i think the ukrainian crisis is still with us and i think it's and everyone interests that ukraine emerge from this crisis with...
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why intervene in iraq? why now? why not, for example, go into syria when you have a humanitarian crisis there? the answer we got from earnest was, one, that government of iraq asked for u.s. intervention. that's a very different situation than what you have in syria. and number two, there are clear targets. in other words, the u.s. sees a clear path to actually achieve progress in iraq, whereas in syria, it wasn't clear who were the good guys, who were the bad guys. so there was a lot of confusion about how intervention could actually help, where it would help. having said that, you have more than 170,000 people in syria who have been killed, reportedly at the hands of the assad regime. so this is something that the administration is going to continue to have to answer for why they are intervening in iraq right now. the answer, of course, as president obama laid out last night, was to protect u.s. interests there. the u.s. has a consulate in erbil. of course, to stop a potential genocide with those 40,000 religious
why intervene in iraq? why now? why not, for example, go into syria when you have a humanitarian crisis there? the answer we got from earnest was, one, that government of iraq asked for u.s. intervention. that's a very different situation than what you have in syria. and number two, there are clear targets. in other words, the u.s. sees a clear path to actually achieve progress in iraq, whereas in syria, it wasn't clear who were the good guys, who were the bad guys. so there was a lot of...
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military attacks in iraq. the pentagon says drones and fighter jets again struck targets near erbil. the drones targeted mortar positions of the group that calls itself islamic state. in afghanistan. secretary of state john kerry says the attacks will help stop a potential human rights catastrophe. >> it's grotesque targeted acts of violence show all the warning signs of genocide. for anyone who needed a wakeup call, this is it. i.s.i.l. is not fighting on behalf of sunnis. i.s.i.l. is not fighting for a stronger iraq. i.s.i.l. is fighting to divide and destroy iraq. and it's fighting to create a state of its own brutal oppression, a place where chaos and brutality, ruthless brutality governs. >> the fighting has forced tens of thousands of yazidis to flee into the mountains of sinjar. near the city of erbil jane arath talked to some of them. >> almost overnight war has come to the kurdish region, between the cities of mosul and erbil, they sought shelter there, when the islamic state, formerly known as the is
military attacks in iraq. the pentagon says drones and fighter jets again struck targets near erbil. the drones targeted mortar positions of the group that calls itself islamic state. in afghanistan. secretary of state john kerry says the attacks will help stop a potential human rights catastrophe. >> it's grotesque targeted acts of violence show all the warning signs of genocide. for anyone who needed a wakeup call, this is it. i.s.i.l. is not fighting on behalf of sunnis. i.s.i.l. is...
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operation in iraq. an operation focused on saving tens of thousands of refugees trapped on a mountain top with a stark dilemma. leave and face slaughter or stay and die of thirst. president obama's authorized targeted air strikes against the islamic militants threatening them. will it come quickly enough? >> that's the only parliamentarian from this little known yazidi minority group dying on top of that mountain top. she says children are already dying there. joining me from erbil is julia tuma, the yoon seve spokesperson there. thank you so much. you are calling in there. it's a difficult area to get reception. we're awaiting the state department briefing. we'll bring it to the audience live when that happens. but tell us exactly what the conditions are there in iraq. >> well, because you spoke about children dying, we do know that at least 56 children from the yazidi minority have died. these are the children who are in the area suddenjar that was taken over by isis. and i think it was an underestima
operation in iraq. an operation focused on saving tens of thousands of refugees trapped on a mountain top with a stark dilemma. leave and face slaughter or stay and die of thirst. president obama's authorized targeted air strikes against the islamic militants threatening them. will it come quickly enough? >> that's the only parliamentarian from this little known yazidi minority group dying on top of that mountain top. she says children are already dying there. joining me from erbil is...
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supplies in iraq. officials tell nbc news the military has not carried out air strikes in iraq but the military is standing ready to defend u.s. personnel and resources if necessary. that is our show. "all in" for this evening. "the rachel maddow show" starts now with steve kornacki sitting in. good evening, steve. >>> good evening, ari. thanks for that. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. rachel has the night off. we're continuing to cover the breaking news tonight as at this hour, the united states is weighing taking military action in iraq again. throughout the day today, president obama met with his national security team to consider authorizing american air strikes in iraq to protect iraqi citizens, civilians trapped by islamic militants in the northwestern part of that country. for context into how the united states has found itself in this position, it's found itself once again considering a military operation in iraq tonight. it's helpful to two back six months to february, february
supplies in iraq. officials tell nbc news the military has not carried out air strikes in iraq but the military is standing ready to defend u.s. personnel and resources if necessary. that is our show. "all in" for this evening. "the rachel maddow show" starts now with steve kornacki sitting in. good evening, steve. >>> good evening, ari. thanks for that. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. rachel has the night off. we're continuing to cover the breaking...
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iraq. . he referenced targeted airstrikes to support iraqi and kurdish forces. the bigger problem in the long-term must be solved by the iraqis. the president said the u.s. cannot turn a blind eye about a possible genocide using that word. this is a difference action than he chose in syria's civil war. the president said he will do whatever necessary to protect the people in the u.s. and there's no decision he takes more seriously than the use of military force. but tonight he is using it inside iraq. please stay tuned to fox news channel and this fox station for continuing coverage of this breaking story. >>> let's get reaction now from ed henry. ed, your thoughts on the president's statement? >> i think what you laid out is important. the president saying, look, if he can prevent a genocide, the united states cannot turn a blind eye. that's something we asked his press secretary today and he could not say that. the president has spoken and said i authorized this mission because we needed to
iraq. . he referenced targeted airstrikes to support iraqi and kurdish forces. the bigger problem in the long-term must be solved by the iraqis. the president said the u.s. cannot turn a blind eye about a possible genocide using that word. this is a difference action than he chose in syria's civil war. the president said he will do whatever necessary to protect the people in the u.s. and there's no decision he takes more seriously than the use of military force. but tonight he is using it...
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let's home in on iraq. iraqi civilians are dying in an onslaught happening by jihadist isis militants. it has the u.s. now considering emergency air drops and even air strikes in iraq. fewer than three years after president barack obama declared iraq stable, the u.s. is weighing its military options. want you to take a listen to the white house response to cnn's questioning about what these military options may be. >> well, i'm not in a position to provide you a tactical assessment of the situation on the ground. what i can do is, i can give you some insight into the president's thinking in general about the kinds of principles that would apply to contemplated military action. that would include no combat boots being put on the ground in iraq. the president has been clear about that, and that principle continues to hold. the president has also been clear that any sort of military action that would be taken in iraq would be very limited in scope and very specific to addressing a core american objective. >> t
let's home in on iraq. iraqi civilians are dying in an onslaught happening by jihadist isis militants. it has the u.s. now considering emergency air drops and even air strikes in iraq. fewer than three years after president barack obama declared iraq stable, the u.s. is weighing its military options. want you to take a listen to the white house response to cnn's questioning about what these military options may be. >> well, i'm not in a position to provide you a tactical assessment of the...
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i'd look to syria, look at what's going on in iraq. i'd say to ourselves, we need to take a comprehensive approach to this problem. we need to understand how we target the real central gravity of isis, which is occurring right in aleppo. that's where he's fuelling this insurgency. >> that's absolutely right. we've all seen these chilling videos of isis rolling around on these tanks, our tanks by the way, with big machine gun and the black flag they showcase everywhere. the black flag has now come down from tanks, which makes me realize these guys are not stupid. they know we're now targeting them and this is a way to blend in with civilians. should we see that as a sign that they are now a little bit frightened by what we are doing or that they're just really smart and we should be concerned? >> i mean, it will maybe stymy the flood flowing from the wound, but it's not going to heal the wound. we're seeing short-term repercussions. we may in the very short term, this week we may see isis halt and not actually get into erbil. but what a
i'd look to syria, look at what's going on in iraq. i'd say to ourselves, we need to take a comprehensive approach to this problem. we need to understand how we target the real central gravity of isis, which is occurring right in aleppo. that's where he's fuelling this insurgency. >> that's absolutely right. we've all seen these chilling videos of isis rolling around on these tanks, our tanks by the way, with big machine gun and the black flag they showcase everywhere. the black flag has...
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military action in iraq could be extended. to the state tightens its grip on iraq according to the un around two hundred thousand new refugees have fled their homes what isis claims it's made more than a dozen military gains over the past five days alone you are just going off r t. a journalist john white believes in order to help the iraqi people perhaps america will be better off revealing its relations with the regional allies that support the jihad instead of simply bombing the country. entire focus over u.s. short western foreign policy in the region has been to eisley. icily around in both israel and the snowballing back in their feces so if you're interested in alleviating the fire as reaching across the middle east you have to understand that the divide in the region right now is not between sunni and shia it's not between rich woman on this one is between sixty and a known c.t.d. and so the rule must be to isolate known security and forces to boston on safety to the force and so they have to also look at the relations
military action in iraq could be extended. to the state tightens its grip on iraq according to the un around two hundred thousand new refugees have fled their homes what isis claims it's made more than a dozen military gains over the past five days alone you are just going off r t. a journalist john white believes in order to help the iraqi people perhaps america will be better off revealing its relations with the regional allies that support the jihad instead of simply bombing the country....
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isis has taken over a third of iraq. at this point are we going to dedicate american lives to holding together this fictional state we call iraq saying well, if maybe if al maliki goes maybe some leader will rise up like a george washington and pull the whole country together. or are we honest with ourselves, really it's three major factions and need to treat it as such. we need to allow the kurds to have an autonomous region. we need to recognize the fact that iran has taken over the southern part of iraq. and then isolate isis in the middle. and then deal with isis which is a global threat and much like al qaeda. >> a partitioned iraq is one that's been discussed throughout the course of the iraq war. and it was similarly rejected. why was it okay for all those years and why is it okay from your perspective? >> well i'm a realist, shep. the reality is at the end of world war ii the western world came together. we drew lines we said that's country "a," that's country "b," that's country "c." we're now at a point with th
isis has taken over a third of iraq. at this point are we going to dedicate american lives to holding together this fictional state we call iraq saying well, if maybe if al maliki goes maybe some leader will rise up like a george washington and pull the whole country together. or are we honest with ourselves, really it's three major factions and need to treat it as such. we need to allow the kurds to have an autonomous region. we need to recognize the fact that iran has taken over the southern...
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anywhere but iraq. there are more immediate needs they have to face, how are they going to feed their families, how long can they sleep on the floors of schools, churches and abandoned construction sites. can the people help feed them? i was seeing ordinary kurds donating money and food to help these people. it's a major humanitarian crisis, and there needs to be international assistance to help deal with this wave of humanity. >> it's something the president addressed. we saw the president this morning at the white house. he wasn't specific as to what's next, how long the strikes will continue or where the next round would target. >> we're not moving our embassy or consulate any time soon. that means given the challenging security environment, we're going to maintain vigilance and enshoo that our people are safe. >> it's obvious, if you're the president, you're not going to tell the world publicly where you're going to strike, you need the element of surprise, but as far as the timetable, he was very c
anywhere but iraq. there are more immediate needs they have to face, how are they going to feed their families, how long can they sleep on the floors of schools, churches and abandoned construction sites. can the people help feed them? i was seeing ordinary kurds donating money and food to help these people. it's a major humanitarian crisis, and there needs to be international assistance to help deal with this wave of humanity. >> it's something the president addressed. we saw the...
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troops in iraq. the obama administration will say, hey, we tried and the iraqi government did not agree to provide immunity to u.s. troops and we're not going to leave them there as a result of that. again, going back to the core political argument that barack obama made as a candidate in 2007 and 2008, was to extract the united states from iraq. and he feels like that was something, a promise he has kept in 2011 which makes it all the more ironic now that as president, he's facing the possibility of further u.s. military involvement in that country. >> all right. jeff mason, white house correspondent for "reuters." thanks for your time tonight. appreciate that. >>> joining us now, steve clemens, foreign policy expert, msnbc contributor as well. steve, thanks for being here. i'll start with this question. i mean, we've been talking about -- there's a couple different issues here. there's the yezidi on this mountain now with their lives in danger. there's also the question of the city of erbil, sort o
troops in iraq. the obama administration will say, hey, we tried and the iraqi government did not agree to provide immunity to u.s. troops and we're not going to leave them there as a result of that. again, going back to the core political argument that barack obama made as a candidate in 2007 and 2008, was to extract the united states from iraq. and he feels like that was something, a promise he has kept in 2011 which makes it all the more ironic now that as president, he's facing the...
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they advanced to iraq in june. as you can see how much more territory they have taken over in just the past couple of months. while the world was looking at the gaza strip isis was moving ahead. kurdish authorities in northern iraq estimate more than 1.5 million iraqis have been displaced. our senior international correspondent ivan watson joins me now from irbil the capital of the kurdish region where thousands of iraqis are on the run from isis. ivan, it's amazing when i was in irbil, it was the crown jewel of iraq where they were saying they would have new business and entrepreneurs and face of the new iraq. now you're in the snaefrt humanitarian crisis and people fleeing. what your seeing there? >> reporter: you're right. and erin, as you would have seen notorious construction boom here, this region enjoying an immense period of stability and prosperity. now some of these unfinished office buildings and hotels and apartment blocks that have been going up are providing temporary shelter for some of the close to
they advanced to iraq in june. as you can see how much more territory they have taken over in just the past couple of months. while the world was looking at the gaza strip isis was moving ahead. kurdish authorities in northern iraq estimate more than 1.5 million iraqis have been displaced. our senior international correspondent ivan watson joins me now from irbil the capital of the kurdish region where thousands of iraqis are on the run from isis. ivan, it's amazing when i was in irbil, it was...
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we turn now to iraq. president obama authorized airstrikes in an attempt to halt the sweeping advance by fighters from the militant group now known as the islamic state. obama becomes the fourth u.s. president in a row to order military action in iraq. the islamic state has captured large swathes of northern iraq and has advanced to more than half hour drive from the kurdish regional capital, erbil. >> up to 40,000 people, many of them immerse of the yazidi religious minority, it remain trapped in the sinjar mountains near the border with syria, surrounded by iraqi rebels and slowly dying of thirst. united states has already begun dropping relief supplies, but speaking last night, president obama said airstrikes may the needed to halt what he said had become a potential genocide. >> when we face a situation like we do on a mountain, with innocent people facing the prospect of violence on a horrific scale, we have a mandate to help -- in this case, a request from the iraq the government, and when we have t
we turn now to iraq. president obama authorized airstrikes in an attempt to halt the sweeping advance by fighters from the militant group now known as the islamic state. obama becomes the fourth u.s. president in a row to order military action in iraq. the islamic state has captured large swathes of northern iraq and has advanced to more than half hour drive from the kurdish regional capital, erbil. >> up to 40,000 people, many of them immerse of the yazidi religious minority, it remain...
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with iraq. we couldn't get a bilateral security agreement signed, so we had to depart. we failed in our objective to try to establish that strategy. so fast forward three years, we now see what the results of that lack of strategy and real focus looks like. so what you see today, carol, is preservation. there are multiple ways to view this tragedy that's taken place in iraq. i mean, ivan's reporting in northern iraq is heart-rendering, horrible to see the scenes and you say to yourself my god how did we allow this to happen? clearly isis is a radical, radical form of islam, and clearly they are supported, it's a sunni-based form of islam, and they're supported by sunnis only because they have no choice. in they don't, they die. what we see right now is what i would call simply preservation of what ifs. it's not what we anticipated. it's not what we want, but maliki and his government is the horse that we've ridden and we have got to make sure we cannot change forces in the middle , h the middle
with iraq. we couldn't get a bilateral security agreement signed, so we had to depart. we failed in our objective to try to establish that strategy. so fast forward three years, we now see what the results of that lack of strategy and real focus looks like. so what you see today, carol, is preservation. there are multiple ways to view this tragedy that's taken place in iraq. i mean, ivan's reporting in northern iraq is heart-rendering, horrible to see the scenes and you say to yourself my god...
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he never negotiated with iraq. we did not leave boots on the ground with iraq. we are not going to leave boots on the ground in afghanistan. out --an agenda to take it seems like he is taking out almost every one of the leaders and replacing them with these terrorists. here is the other thing i want to say to you. i heard we are training isis people in jordan? to go against syria? when you put all of these eggs in a basket and look at what obama has done, it is frightening. he has an agenda. host: thanks for the call. we will get a response. guest: you've covered a lot of territory. let me briefly talk about libya. i say this as a democrat who worked for al gore's as deputy national security advisor for bill clinton whose foreign-policy i enormously respect and am proud to be associated with. i work for ted kennedy for many years as a democrat. there is no rearview mirror in this administration's foreign policy. libya is onderstood the verge of anarchy, the country is in turmoil, the country is being run underground and being overturned by militias. what are we
he never negotiated with iraq. we did not leave boots on the ground with iraq. we are not going to leave boots on the ground in afghanistan. out --an agenda to take it seems like he is taking out almost every one of the leaders and replacing them with these terrorists. here is the other thing i want to say to you. i heard we are training isis people in jordan? to go against syria? when you put all of these eggs in a basket and look at what obama has done, it is frightening. he has an agenda....
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to put in ground troops in iraq. it's unlikely to happen in syria of course, so all options are still on the table, but we're waiting to hear more there t the -- pentagon about what they think they can do at this point. >> libby casey live in washington. thanks very much. >>> the fight against the islamic state continues across iraq. has been a deadly attack, where shiite fighters opened fire on we are schip -- worshippers in a mosque. kurdish forces are fighting alongside the iraqi military, trying to regain lost area that the north driving rebels further south. earlier we spoke to james jeffery a former u.s. ambassador to iraq. we asked him how the murder of james foley has changed u.s.'s strategy? >> i don't think in and of itself it has, but it has given him more domestic support if he decides to turn the pressure on against isis. president obama has done the right things, but he hasn't been clear in explaining to the american people what his objectives are. is it containment? is it to destroy isis, which is what
to put in ground troops in iraq. it's unlikely to happen in syria of course, so all options are still on the table, but we're waiting to hear more there t the -- pentagon about what they think they can do at this point. >> libby casey live in washington. thanks very much. >>> the fight against the islamic state continues across iraq. has been a deadly attack, where shiite fighters opened fire on we are schip -- worshippers in a mosque. kurdish forces are fighting alongside the...
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iraq's standoff. america backs the newly nominated prime minister but nouri al-maliki says he's standing put. >>> hundreds of thousands of iraqis are running from war. a look at long simmering religious divisions, our show in iraq, and the fbi investigates the police shooting of an unarmed man plus this: >> don't want to say i was suicidal, but i was thinking about it. >> how virtual reality is helping soldiers with.ptsd. a look back at an os oscar winn. the life and career of robin williams. a standoff tonight in iraq. a fight for control and power. the president of iraq has nominated a new prime minister but the current prime minister refuses to go. this evening president obama says he supports a change in leadership as the u.s. steps up its military there, jane arath reports from err bool. erbil. >> haider al-abadi is from prime minister nouri al-maliki's dower party. he has 30 days to form a new government but maliki isn't leaving without a fight. maliki now a care taker prime minister maintains h
iraq's standoff. america backs the newly nominated prime minister but nouri al-maliki says he's standing put. >>> hundreds of thousands of iraqis are running from war. a look at long simmering religious divisions, our show in iraq, and the fbi investigates the police shooting of an unarmed man plus this: >> don't want to say i was suicidal, but i was thinking about it. >> how virtual reality is helping soldiers with.ptsd. a look back at an os oscar winn. the life and career...
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combat operations to iraq. friday for the second time, f-18 hornet fighters from the george zimmerman h.w. bush struck the kurdish city of erbil. two fighters dropped bombs on a military could b convoy. aid and u.s. humanitarian air drops have dropped more than 5,000 gallons are of water and prepackaged meals to 10,000 yazidi refugees. more air drops have been promised. iraqi christians and other religious minorities are fleeing. josh ernest said the help would be limited in scope. >> president obama hasn't had an end date. we are going to take that approach in which those kinds of decisions are evaluated regularly and are driven by security situation on the ground. >> for more on america's role in iraq i'm joined from the state department in washington, d.c, by maria harf, the administration's spokesperson. maria, good to have you. has the bombing taken place in iraq just the beginning or could they be the end of the islamic state fighters don't push further into kurdistan? >> well the goals of these actions o
combat operations to iraq. friday for the second time, f-18 hornet fighters from the george zimmerman h.w. bush struck the kurdish city of erbil. two fighters dropped bombs on a military could b convoy. aid and u.s. humanitarian air drops have dropped more than 5,000 gallons are of water and prepackaged meals to 10,000 yazidi refugees. more air drops have been promised. iraqi christians and other religious minorities are fleeing. josh ernest said the help would be limited in scope. >>...
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who lost iraq. and i think prime minister maliki mishandled his premiership. he abused, instead of incorporating sunnis into governance, and alienated people and has been, in fact, a fomenter of this unrest. no one expected isis, the cancer that is, would move so rapidly, absorb and steal so many weapons and become a state unto itself. >> i take your point that this is important and potentially very positive. i don't know that it would be tear to say no one expected it. many of our critics have argued that leaving would embolden extremists. >> well, leaving iraq was an agreement made with the bush administration and prime minister maliki. and the iraqis weren't going to budge. so the withdrawal of troops was part of the status of forces agreement. and it was put in place. and it was done. the question now is, is that as a result of isis moving, they're not only risking the lives of caldeans, hundreds of thousands, and yezidis, but they're also moving north toward irbil as we understand which is wher
who lost iraq. and i think prime minister maliki mishandled his premiership. he abused, instead of incorporating sunnis into governance, and alienated people and has been, in fact, a fomenter of this unrest. no one expected isis, the cancer that is, would move so rapidly, absorb and steal so many weapons and become a state unto itself. >> i take your point that this is important and potentially very positive. i don't know that it would be tear to say no one expected it. many of our...