developments in iraq have continued to move quickly this week. the extremist group isis has seized more territory in western iraq. president obama announced he'll ask congress for $500 million to train and arm syrian rebels. and both sunni and shiite leaders are trying to force iraqi prime minister maliki from power. joining us now with the latest, fox news senior white house and foreign affairs correspondent wendell goaler. wendell? >> chris, the president is very reluctantly boosting u.s. military aid to iraq on the condition, he says, that nuri al maliki boosts a government that invites the kurds and sunnis to join in. the officials here feel maliki is a big part of the problem. his alienation of sunnis has led many to support the terrorist group isis as an alternative to the iraqi government. even former iraqi military leaders who served under saddam hussein are now fighting against