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Um was the commander in chief is
meeting in close session with

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members of congress regarding the
situation in iraq today the

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terror group. I sits continues to
ravaged the northern part of

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that country the threatening oil
production their refineries

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are the staple of the iraq economy
and provide fuel for gas cooking

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and power stations.

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Says the onslaught began the city's
of to create a Muzzle have

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fallen to the terror group along
with parts of the town of tell

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fart where fighting continues. This
afternoon bag daddy is still

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under threat Iraqi forces are said
to be bracing for an insurgent

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attack they're the oil refinery
that is reportedly threatened

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at this hour is about a hundred and
50 miles north of the capital city.

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Discussion at a senate Appropriations
committee meeting today

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became more about the unraveling
ever rex government and a was

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about defense budgets charm of
the joint she's general martin

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dempsey and defense secretary chuck
a goal were mostly asked

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by law makers how the us as position
to react to the I sisk insurgency

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the chairman told law makers the Pentagon
is providing the president

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with options.

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We have a great deal of isr ashes
committed to a rack we have

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a great many maritime mash ocean
and aviation ashes committed

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to a rack.

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And of we've placed a a few contingency
mostly for forced protection

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of the United States embassy in shoneyin's
forces in around back that.

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Lawmakers also asked if any us
military reaction was too late

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considering the hard won one territory
already lost to the terror group.

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We gotta be clear was in
our state's it lost.

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The hitting return of a pretty significant.

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Situation or as you noted for the
very reason you know it to

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the Iraqi people when we face doubt
up of our military involvement

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uh in in iraq.

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And so we have done everything
we could to help them but it's

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up to the Iraqis that they
that they wanted.

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To manage endeavor in
their own a country.

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So I don't think we should assign
the blame to the United States

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to this.

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General dempsey added that Iraqi
prime minister newry alma leakey

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had failed to take the reins in
bringing the various factions

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interact together..