Jun 21 As alliances blur in Mideast, US and Iran are potential partners By Associated Press For years, Iran has been an archenemy of the United States. Now, with alliances blurred in the Mideast, the two countries are talking about how to stop an offensive in Iraq by al-Qaida-inspired insurgents. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch Shields and Brooks on U.S. intervention in Iraq, presidential poll numbers By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including the current political agenda of religious conservatives in America, the election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy to be House majority… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Who holds the cards to Iraq's political future? By PBS News Hour Pressure is mounting for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as ISIL advances toward that nation’s capital. Judy Woodruff talks to Rod Nordland of The New York Times from Baghdad about the future of Iraq’s government and reaction to President Obama’s… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Iraqi Shiite leader calls for working government as ISIL advances toward Baghdad By PBS News Hour In Iraq, the country’s most influential Shiite cleric urged the newly elected governing body to convene quickly and choose a speaker and a president to counter the insurgency. Meanwhile, the Pentagon said it expects Iraq to agree to legal protections… Continue watching
Jun 20 The narrative shifts on Iraq By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe 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… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch Can Iraq be united under Maliki? By PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been faulted by some for deepening sectarian divisions now roiling the country. Gwen Ifill talks to Charles Duelfer, former UN and U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq, Abbas Kadhim of Johns Hopkins University and Feisal… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Obama to send military advisors to Iraq while urging political leaders to prevent their country's collapse By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch President Obama announces deployment of up to 300 military advisors to Iraq By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 19 Obama on Iraq: 'We're developing more information about potential targets' By Lara Jakes, Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Holding back from more robust options, President Barack Obama on Thursday said he was dispatching up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help quell the rising insurgency in the crumbling state. He called on Iraqi leaders to… Continue reading
Jun 19 Kerry dismisses Cheney's criticism of U.S. policy in Iraq By Associated Press Kerry noted the failure of the United States to secure a continuing military arrangement with Iraq's government after U.S. combat forces left. "We didn't have operational theater capacity at the time" of the surge in violence spawned by al-Qaida-inspired Islamic… Continue reading