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Do to achieve our results. nobody wants to face up to that. there s really no vital national security interest at stake on the ground in iraq. there s a long-term interest, but not one that we could get support from the american people. and for you, michael, specifically about the issue of iran. all of a sudden, we have the u.s. and iran who in some ways share a desire to see a stronger government there. iran clearly would like to prop up maliki. we d like to see a more unified government there. what role will they play and what will our intersection be with them? we won t be work with them tactically or on a military front but i think politically. and iran plays a key role in pressuring the shia government not to support maliki and to be more inclusive with sunnis. once the iranians do that and you have grand ayatollah sistani, not supporting maliki, you at least have an opportunity for a more inclusive government. and u.s. military support, in my ....
Military advisers, up to 300, to assess how we can best train, advise and support iraqi security forces going forward. right now on andrea mitchell reports, back to iraq. the president outlines his counterterrorism strategy in iraq to help fend off the isis militant insurgency. but can the mission succeed with a crisis of confidence in iraq s leadership? it s not the place for the united states to choose iraq s leaders. it is clear, though, that only leaders that can govern with an inclusive agenda are going to be able to truly bring the iraqi people together and help them through this crisis. meanwhile, the fierce fighting continues for control north of baghdad again today. we ll get the latest on the ground from nbc s richard engel as the u.s. military personnel begin to arrive. our military personnel who are going to be looking for targets. these are hammers looking for nails. and an american hero. meet the young medal of honor ....
Recipient inspiring generations. i ve been given a second chance to do good things and enjoy the life, the second chance that i ve been blessed with. good friday. i m peter alexander in washington filling in for andrea mitchell. president obama announced his strategy to deal with the violence and instability that s erupted in iraq. up to 300 military advisers will be working alongside iraqi forces to hold off isis militants. as the battle for control rages on in that country. joining us now is nbc s chief foreign correspondent richard engel in baghdad right now. richard, can you give us a better chance of where things stand right now as people have had a little better chance to sort of assess what they heard from president obama in that ....
He spoke. he and rubio. today has been rand paul who spoke a lot about his view being pro life. we had chris christie now talking about pro-life issues and being bipartisan. the reputation he has as well. the key thing about this conference, a lot of republicans went to the mitt romney conference last week in utah. that was about tactics. how do we beat hillary clinton. how do we look forward. this is about how conservative i can be. a lot of bashing obama and a lot of people emphasizing how much they don t like obamacare, how pro life they are. that s what you are seeing from all the candidates today. paul, christie as well. perry bacon perfecting his golf voice for future opportunities with chris christie speaking behind him. possibly the biggest 2016 contender. rand paul has a new op ed in the wall street journal saying we can t make the same mistakes in iraq. places blame on both the obama and bush administrations. are his views broad enough, too ....
Concerns do you have about a small number of u.s. forces work with the isis. since they ll be sent out in a brigade level across that country. i think the president did a remarkable job yesterday in his presentation going forward. he s under intense political domestic pressure. we cannot influence an enduring ethnic civil war inside iraq. and so sending 300 special ops guys will give us a better picture of what s going on on the ground. he threatened potential air strikes. i hope don t do that. and if we re going to use air power, we have to use air power in a significant manner. that would mean going after isis inside iraq and inside syria. so probably important for us to not re-engage in the iraqi civil ....