US Considers Options as Islamists Advance in Iraq

The United States is considering a wide range of options to respond to the Islamist extremists who are advancing across Iraq and now control much of the northern part of the country.   With the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, vowing to march to Baghdad, Iraq's armed forces have largely melted way in the face of the advance.   The development is seen as an embarrassment for Washington, which has spent an estimated $25 billion on training and equipping the...

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