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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Obama's Iraq Update [Watch (HLS stream): Obama's Iraq Update](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bTYOK4pI.m3u8) (2:22)  _Published 2014-06-13. Obama's Iraq Update_ --- Jul 27, 2023 4:49 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Watch: Obama's Speech Highlights](/video/w75pNUSr/) ### Watch: Obama's Speech Highlights [Preview of Obama's Address on Syria](/video/vP8t6AIb/) ### Preview of Obama's Address on Syria [Obama's War](/video/0eLcnjFZ/) ### Obama's War --- ## Transcript Morning everybody. I wanna take some time to give you a quick update about the situation in Iraq. Yesterday I convened a meeting with my National Security Council, to discuss the situation there. And this morning I received an update from my team. Over the last several days, we've seen significant gains made by ISIL. The terrorist organization that operates in both Iraq and in Syria. We will not be sending US troops back into combat in Iraq, but I have asked my National Security Team to prepare a range of other options, that could help support Iraq Security Forces, and I'll be reviewing those options in the days ahead. The United States will do our part, but understand that ultimately it's up to the Iraqis as a sovereign nation to solve their problems. indeed, across the region, we have redoubled our efforts to help build more capable counter terrorism forces so that groups like ISIL can't establish safe haven. And we'll continue that effort through our support of the moderate opposition in Syria, our support for Iraq and its security forces, and our partnership with other countries across the region. So this should be a wake up call. Iraq's leaders have to demonstrate a willingness to make hard decisions and compromises on behalf of the Iraqi people, in order to bring the country together. In that effort, they will have the support of the United States and our friends and our allies. Now this threat is not brand new. Over the last year, we've been steadily ramping up our security assistance to the Iraqi government with increased training, equipping and intelligence. Now, Iraq needs additional support to break the momentum of extremist groups and bolster the capabilities of Iraqi Security Forces. But this is a regional problem, and it is gonna be a long- term problem. And what we're gonna have to do is combine selective actions by our military, to make sure that we're going after terrorists who could harm our personnel oversees or eventually hit the homeland. 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