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... least adopt new policies that would give more authority to Iraq's minority Sunnis and Kurds. Kerry has repeatedly said that it's up to Iraqis — not the U.S. or other nations — to select their leaders. But he also has noted bitterness and growing impatience among all of Iraq ...
... deliver a stern warning to the Shiite-led government battling ISIL, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. JOHN KERRY: The very future of Iraq depends on choices that will be made in the next days and weeks. And the future of Iraq depends primarily on the ability of ...
... our own people so that they can support the political process and the unity of Iraq." Iraqi officials briefed on Kerry's talks with the Iraqi prime minister said al-Maliki urged the United States to target the militants' positions in Iraq and neighboring Syria, citing training camps and convoys ...
Al-Qaida-inspired militants who have violently seized territory in Iraq could grow in power and destabilize other countries in the region, President Barack Obama said. The Iraqi public will ultimately reject the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the extremist Sunni group threatening Iraq's government, but the ...
... ALISON STEWART: To analyze the latest on the situation in Iraq, we’re joined now by Gideon Rose, he is with the Council of Foreign Relations and the editor of Foreign Affairs Magazine. Gideon we got right into this as soon as you came into the studio. Let’s ...
... of our presidents as dominating events. Obviously, not everybody can dominate all events, but he's been reacting to Ukraine, to Syria, to... JUDY WOODRUFF: Iraq. MARK SHIELDS: ... to Iraq, to the VA, Veterans Administration, just seems constantly on the defensive. And I think, Judy, the most devastating number was ...
... WOODRUFF: Rod, finally, what is the reaction you're hearing there to President Obama's announcement that he's sending 300 American military advisers to Iraq? ROD NORDLAND: Well, I think, generally speaking, most Iraqis are pleased to hear that. They think that the United States does have to get ...
... past mistakes and open new horizons for a better future to all Iraqis. JUDY WOODRUFF: Back in the United States, the Pentagon said it expects Iraq to agree to legal protections for the incoming group of U.S. military advisers. American forces left the country in 2011 after the Iraqi ...
Today in the Morning Line: GOP holds fire toward Obama on Iraq Why the shift in tone? Obama’s still in a tough spot politically Red state conservatives get their leadership spot Walker accused of “criminal scheme” Muted GOP reaction to Obama on Iraq: President Barack Obama’s announcement Thursday that he is sending about 300 military...
... Final thought, Charles Duelfer. What's the best possible outcome here? CHARLES DUELFER: The best possible outcome is an agreement where there's parties in Iraq who can say, we're going to divide up power, with serious ministries going to Sunni groups, with perhaps a reconsideration of the hydrocarbon ...
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