--- title: LIVE: Obama Makes Statement About Iraq description: President Barack Obama is set to make a statement about Iraq Friday morning. canonical: https://time.com/2871114/obama-iraq-statement/ author: Alex Rogers article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-13T15:48:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T08:24:26.262Z article:section: Politics og:title: LIVE: Obama Makes Statement About Iraq og:description: President Barack Obama is set to make a statement about Iraq Friday morning. og:url: https://time.com/2871114/obama-iraq-statement/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf3f5778f6a105ddf/69869789810bbb1394c9229b/president-barack-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5000 og:image:height: 2813 og:image:alt: Barack Obama og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: LIVE: Obama Makes Statement About Iraq twitter:description: President Barack Obama is set to make a statement about Iraq Friday morning. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf3f5778f6a105ddf/69869789810bbb1394c9229b/president-barack-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Obama Makes Statement About Iraq > Sponsored content. 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President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington to board Marine One helicopter, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, as he travels to deliver the commencement address at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Charles Dharapak—AP by [Alex Rogers](https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Jun 13, 2014 3:48 PM UTC President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on Iraq as militant Sunni extremists continue their march toward Baghdad. The response from the White House South Lawn comes amid fierce Republican criticism over the Administration’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from the country at the end of 2011\. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has called for the entire national security team, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to resign. The Administration has so far been hesitant to engage in the conflict despite the calls by Iraqi officials for airstrikes on extremist areas. 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