[pabianice]

"we will pursue intensive diplomacy... other countries have to help... we will watch the safety of our personnel..."

"we have an interest in watching carefully...we have to watch ISIS not overrun sacred religious sites... we have to give Iraq the opportunity to fix this for themselves..."

[don-o]

Rick Wilson ‏@TheRickWilson 2m

Obama to Iraq: drop dead.

[pabianice]

“this will be a long-term action... we have to decide what actions to take in this difficult situation... we are in contact with our allies...we need to determine how allies mught support the political unity within Iraq that would bolster political stability...THE FACT THAT IRAQIS WILL NOT STAND AT THEIR POSTS AND OPPOSE THE ENEMY SHOWS A PROBLEM WITH COMMITMENT...”

[bergmeid]

Like that diplomacy thing is working so well.