Ice sis the Islamic State in syria have taken control of mosul, the second biggest city. Only moments ago we heard this from president obama. What weve seen over the last couple of days indicates theres a degree to which iraqs going to need more help, is going to need more help from us and going to need more help from the international community. So my team is working around the clock to identify how we can provide the most effective assistance to them. I dont rule out anything because we do have a stake in making sure that these jihadists are not getting a permanent foothold in either iraq or syria. Were following all angles of this crisis. Our Senior International correspondent, arwa damon, and jim sciutto here in washington and chief international correspondent, Christiana Amanpour will be giving us a bigger international picture. Arwa is there for us. These al qaeda inspired ice sis fighters are dramatically moving now and a lot of u. S. Trained Iraqi Military forces, they are simp
Syria, in part, is the result of iran copping in hot and heavy on one side. You know, iran obviously should consider the fact that if it is if its view of the raej only is solely through sectarian claims, they could find themselves fighting in a whole lot of places. Thats probably not good for the iranian economy for the iranian people over the long term either. I suspect that there are folks in iran that recognize that. You know, a iraq in chaos on their borders is probably not in that their interest. But old habits die hard. We will have to see whether they can take what i think would be a more promising path over the next several days. All right. Thank you very much, everybody. President obama announcing that the u. S. Government will be sending up to 300 military advise yrs to iraq. He said that these troops will not be returning to combat. They will be serving to retrain eye jake rooms and provide intelligence. He did leave the door open for further military action. He said he wou
Hello, im wolf blitzer reporting from washington. President obama says its not a question of whether america will lead on the world stage but how. Today, the president outlined his vision for the future of u. S. Foreign policy during the commencement address at west point. Early in the speech, he fired back at critics who say he has been weak on Foreign Policy. He took direct aim at those who say americas leadership has diminished. In fact, by most measures, america has rarely been stronger relative to the rest of the world. Those who argue otherwise, who suggest that america is in decline or has seen its Global Leadership slip away, are either misreading history or engaged in partisan politics. The president touched on the most pressing global hot spots and challenges on the war in afghanistan, providing more help to the opposition in syrias civil war, the Ongoing Nuclear talks with iran and strained relations with russia over the crisis in ukraine. But he says the most direct threat
President s inner circle. Let me go straight to jim sciutto, chief National Security correspondent. Jim, you have the floor. Reporter brooke, thanks so much. And thanks to our viewers for joining for this very special live event. A live interview with secretary of defense, chuck hagel, during what can only be described as an extremely busy and challenging time for the Defense Department, for the administration, for the country. We appreciate the defense secretary taking the time with us. Of. Thank you. Reporter we also are doing this from a very special venue. Were here today in newport, rhode island, at the naval war college. Where the president s military leaders are trained. More than 500 of them joining in the audience today. And not just american, there are some 63 countries represented here. And many of the countries that are right in the center of the stories we are covering today. Representatives from estonia, saudi arabia, jordan, turkey, egypt, israel. These are the decisionm
Good morning, im carol costel costello. Youre watching live coverage of the senate arm services committee. Testifying is chuck hagel, general Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff will also testify. So far, two major headlines. General Martin Dempsey will say he will send u. S. Military advisors into combat if he decides its necessary, which defies the president s promise of no ground troops. Second, the new mission is to destroy isis in iraq but only disrupt it in syria. Lets continue to listen to secretary hagel. A rigorous vetting process will be critical to the success of this program. D. O. D. Will work closely with the state department, the Intelligence Community and our partners in the region to screen and vet the forces we train and equip. We will monitor them closely to ensure weapons do not fall into the hands of radical elements of the opposition. Isil, the syrian regime, or other extremist groups. There will always be risk. There will always be risk in a