This morning al qaedainspired militants are pushing deep into southern iraq headed toward baghdad. In about 48 hours the insurgent blitzkrieg has overrun cities once controlled by u. S. Forces during the nearly nineyear iraq war. First to fall, iraqs second largest city, mozle, then ta creek and then. Theyre offering little or no resistance. Many are laying down their arms and hundreds of thousands of iraqi citizens are on the run. Susan mcginnis is in washington where the Obama Administration is plotting its next move. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. The white house says the situation in iraq has deteriorated in the last 24 hours or so and is quickly becoming a humanitarian issue. Now the white house is considering sending help. Some iraqi troops abandoned their posts and were seen walking in civilian clothes near the city. The retreat comes as the Obama Administration is moving closer to sending aid to battle al qaedainspired militants i crass iraq. In a statement the w
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