Reporter the prospect of u. S. Airstrikes remains real but will not be limited to iraq. Sharyn, senior Officials Say if u. S. Interests are threatened, u. S. Military actions could target the same sunni insurgents now operating in nerighboring syria. Alfonsi cbs news correspondent Clarissa Ward is in baghdad tonight. Clarissa, the president seemed to raise the question whether Prime Minister maliki can solve this crisis or not. What do people think there . Reporter well, sharyn, obviously, it depends who you talk to, but it has been striking to see a lot of top shiite politicians coming out of the woodwork and saying that maliki must go, that his policies are too sectarian, too divisive, that he has alienated the sunni people and pushed their leaders out of the government. There is a general consensus here in iraq that this country should remain unified, but really that can only happen if they can create a National Unity government, and, frankly, a lot of people here have some doubts a
Watching cnn. Im brooke baldwin. Top of the hour right now. Lets home in on iraq. Iraqi civilians are dying in an onslaught happening by jihadist isis militants. It has the u. S. Now considering Emergency Air drops and even air strikes in iraq. Fewer than three years after president barack obama declared iraq stable, the u. S. Is weighing its military options. Want you to take a listen to the white house response to cnns questioning about what these military options may be. Well, im not in a position to provide you a tactical assessment of the situation on the ground. What i can do is, i can give you some insight into the president s thinking in general about the kinds of principles that would apply to contemplated military action. That would include no combat boots being put on the ground in iraq. The president has been clear about that, and that principle continues to hold. The president has also been clear that any sort of military action that would be taken in iraq would be very li
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