Obama: US Could Not Just 'Look Away' From Iraq

In the wake of two airstrikes Friday on Islamist militants in northern Iraq, President Barack Obama said Saturday the United States would continue its vigilance against threats to American personnel and facilities there and to provide humanitarian aid to refugees. The U.S. targeted attacks on Islamic State militant group outside of Irbil were essential, the president said, speaking from the White House South Lawn Saturday before heading to a vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in...

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