them back. america will not accept the presence of al qaeda and isil in the region because that will impact the middle east region and the air states. it will have an effect on america too. therefore, i think there is a solution in kerry's bag to solve the crisis. >> reporter: despite a lot of speculation that kerry went to iraq in part to push prime minister maliki out, he said that is not the case. he said the u.s. is not in the business of choosing or advocating for any candidates but that should hold not only for the u.s. but also for iran as it exercises its influence there. wolf, just one more story. as i was in baghdad, i spoke to an american diplomat who said to me it has become the norm, the status quo, to have isis within 40 miles of the capital, on two sides, fallujah and looking in the north as well really just an alarming status quo when you think how quickly the situation has deteriorated just in the