militant group that has captured the second largest city, mosul. he says iraq s government won t get any military help unless nuri al malaki makes big changes. the leaders have to demonstrate a willingness to make hard decisions. reporter: he s long resisted partnering deals. unfortunately what we have seen from the prime minister over the eight, nine years he s been in office is that this is a man who is very reluctant to bargain with his rivals. reporter: shiite iran has an interest in protecting iraq from falling to militant and could help to push him to bargain. the united states and iran actually have something of a confluence of interests. reporter: meanwhile, republicans are criticizing iraq s policy, saying it was a