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Obama Rules Out U.S. Troops in Iraq, Syria_ --- Jul 27, 2023 5:15 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [U.S. Troops Leaving Syria Will Move to Western Iraq, Defense Secretary Says](/video/05UX0iqA/) ### U.S. Troops Leaving Syria Will Move to Western Iraq, Defense Secretary Says [President Obama Announces Deployment of 250 U.S. Troops to Syria](/video/uA7xRczB/) ### President Obama Announces Deployment of 250 U.S. Troops to Syria [Obama - U.S. underestimated rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria](/video/g1AqDUCN/) ### Obama - U.S. underestimated rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria --- ## Transcript As your commander- in- chief I will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in Iraq. After a decade of massive ground deployments, it is more effective to use our unique capabilities in support of partners on the ground so they can secure their own country's future. [ UNKNOWN ] And that's the only solution that will succeed over the long term. This is not and will not be America's fight alone. We'll use our air power. We will train and equip our partners. We will advise them and we will assist them. We will lead a broad coalition of countries who have a stake. In this fight, because this is not simply America versus ISIL. This is the people, the region fighting against ISIL. It is the world rejecting the brutality of ISIL in favor of a better future for our children, and our children's children. All of them. But we're not gonna do this alone. If there is a hurricane, if there is a typhoon. If there is some sort of crisis, if there is an earthquake, if there is a need for a rescue mission, when the world is threatened, and the world needs help, it calls on America. Even the countries that complain about America. 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