but nevertheless, you would not have had it had you not had the state collapse, particularly the disintegration of the iraqi army. think, ther they collapse of the army seems to be a graver mistake if these groups take hold. islamic state of iraq and syria, whatever you argue about what happens in iraq for my even without them winning the war, and they probably could not win the war because they are outnumbered, and they have a basically, they are threatened and frightened by them. imagine a situation without them and with a iraq, global agenda and controlling some of the oil revenues that give them resources and money to influence events outside, that is something that is quite dangerous, far more dangerous than even saddam hussein was to america. host: cynthia, independent line. caller: good morning. good morning, professor. three months after we are rate ciaaded iraq, the the law we violated by attacking a country that did not attack us. it encourage more terrorism. weeks before saddam hussein was hong, he sent a message to the iraqi people to not fight among each other. i found this very profound. been

no means a given that they the prime minister will get this state of emergency, he's been criticized massively by various parts of the iraqial system for not being tough enough on terrorists and this goes what he's saying now, he's saying if you give me the sweeping powers i can use all of the state security at my disposal to get rid of the fighters. and i can tell you it's already happening, he's put the army and iraqi security forces on maximum alert. and we have heard that f-16s have been used for the first time on mosul. those f-16s were sold by the iraqs to the united states part of the deal that he signed with the deal for the u.s. and they have been used against targets in mosul. and that's happened natural last 15 minutes. there is a lot to play for him. he wants the state of emergency. but he's confident, he's asked for it, he thinks he will get did. >> now, immateria im r.a. n i ku have been reporting that they have been active. how did this take over in mosul happen? >> reporter: well, the distances are quite fast. but when you think the fight in iraq and syria, and they share this vast border you can see the fi

. >>> we begin in iraq where the parliament has failed to approve a state of emergency. iraqiitary forces are struggling to combat fighters from the islamic state of iraq in the levant. imran kahn has been following the events in the iraqi capitol and sends us this report. >> sorry about that, we seem to have lost the sound on that package there, we'll bring it to you when we can. let's go to so mar, he's live for us in baghdad. you fill us in, omar, on the status of the fighting. we hear it's happening in several parts of the country. >> reporter: yes, well, we spoke to a number of sources, let me start with according to forces fighters from the iraq and the los angeles fant are taking their positions in the northeastern and northwestern of samarra. and they are trying to advance to the city government forces. reinforcements rather came from baghdad and entered samarra from the south part. there is no fighting yet. it could be very soon. now, according to the senior commander in samarra, brigadier general there, said the situation in samarra is calm and the security forces in

if we do, you may have a fall of the iraqi state. if the iraqi state falls, you'll never be able to build it back up. >> you have to take it into consideration in terms of how you're dealing with al maliki and many of the isis, isis is moving across iraq. a lot of sunnis are joining them. that's a problem. so we're having, we're joining shia and fighting sunni. >> congresswoman, not long ago, president obama and vice president biden were practically giddy about prospects for iraq. take a listen. >> iraq's not a perfect place. it has many challenges ahead. but we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant iraq. >> i am very optimistic about, about iraq. i think it's going to be one of the great achievements of this administration. >> you know what, at the time they were absolutely right. iraq was a success story. and then we abandoned it. and now -- it seems as though, while they were happy to take credit for stability that by the way they did not create, now they want no responsibility for the ensuing collapse afterwards.

footage on iraqi state television today purporting to show that government forces are back in control of a border crossing with jordan and carrying out patrols a week after it was seized by the militants. but for now the fighting between government forces and the isis fighters is still placing a heavy burden on civilians. more than a thousand families north of baghdad have already taken refuge in this camp for the displaced and the influx shows no sign of ending. this woman fled with her children. >> translator: i couldn't stay there, she says, because i was afraid i would be killed. >> reporter: others here said government forces in their area had abandoned their positions. these pictures on iraqi state television on sunday were said to show government forces involved in the attempt to retake tikrit, saddam hussein's hometown, from the militants. it's also been evident that the government forces have found it hard going. helicopters have reportedly been carrying out more strikes against militant positions during the course of sunday night. >> you can see the so-called border. >> repo

iraqis criticize the shiite prime minister over his heavy-handed approach. there's concern that emergency powers would give them too much control, and that could be difficult to reverse. a state of emergency can only be declared by parliament. and the meeting is scheduled for thursday. >> after the deaths of tens of thousands of iraqis, thousands of americans, and after american taxpayers borrowed and spent trillionser dollars in iraq, is the country started to unravel? i spoke with enron in baghdad. thank you for joining us, for people who are just trying to get an idea of what's going in iraq, let's begin with what the is amick state of iraq and the lavant is. >> fighting on both sides of the border, after the situation in syria deteriorated, they were part of another group that was split into two, and decided to take not only in syria, but also across the border in iraq. but really, it goes beyond that, back to 2006, when they were really at their height. back then, they were the official al qaeda group in iraq, and they were the islamic state in iraq. they were led by and he did want beheads, live, and eventually, he was killed by the troops. the americans needed to have

the offensive come as iraqi troops on the ground, many of them trained by the united states abandoned their posts, leaving their american weapons behind. the iraqi government is canning the u.s. to consider intervening with air strikes. why is this all happening thou? sunnis ruled iraq for 13 centuries until the u.s. invasion toppled saddam hussein, ushering in a shiite regime. the sunnis want their country back and they oppose the shiite government of prime minister nuri al maliki which has excluded them from power. new york times correspondent sudad alsucceahi joins us live baghdad. what are you hearing from the ground? >> we are -- they control two military bases, western tikrit. one of them, the air forces and the other one is the air force base and, of course, over the last few days they let soldiers leave, took hundreds of shiite soldiers and captured them and other places. and they already are in the northern part of samarra city, just away from samarra. they took control of a city 70 miles north of baghdad and then nothing happened since then in the last few hours. it sounds l

iraqi state tv has shown footage of airstrikes on strongholds. the militants control the whole province including those of the capital. they have continued to advance south taking part in the province. security forces say there are night -- there are 90 kilometers from baghdad. the government is arming volunteers to help fight isis. this is one of the ways the prime minister hopes to hold off the rebels. another strategy to declare a state of emergency failed due to a lack of support. many mps did not turn up to vote. residents are increasingly anxious. >> we fear for the safety of our children. we are hearing from the media they are advancing into baghdad. we are living in fear. >> the situation in baghdad has been peaceful but there are fears it could change very quickly. >> one possible option is the u.s. president considering drone strikes on militant targets but in line with his new foreign policy also underscored the pharmacy as a way to end the fighting. here is some of what he had to say. >> in our consultations with the iraqis, there'll

the iraqi government has asked for help. it's in the united statesinterests not to permit a terrorist organization like this to move forward as john kerry said. it's sheer terrorism. you can't permit murder and mayhem. as the clinton administration learned to our sorrow in the 1990s, we did not take action in rwanda when we could have. there was a huge mess. this would be a huge mess and the time to stop it is sooner rather than later. >> just to clarify one of the reasons you think we should be doing this is not just to stop this mayhem but also as a projection of u.s. power that you think is necessary? explain what you mean by that. >> i think this is a time where people all over the world will be asking, will the united states lead and use our power at the right time. we've said we're against terrorism. will we take action now. and so i think this action, if it's taken, will have some very strong and beneficial consequences on lots of people who are watching the united states from all around the world. >> lastly, sir, when you talk to veterans who

iraqi soldiers lay down arms and abandon their posts giving up ground tentatively controlled by them, after u.s. troops left. in the oil rich area of northern iraq, the semiautonomous kurdish state center it's own to defend the city. as forces threaten iraqi troops once again, and they abandonment their posts. after hours of fighting the kurdish troops were able to push out the sunni militants leaving northern iraq essentially cut off from baghdad. in these two days the situation has deteriorated. the southern part has been in a bad situation, after the iraqi army left their positions we came here to take care of these places. we came here because of our beloved people, after the iraqi army left these places. >> north fighters sent half a million residents of mosul fleeing their homes. militants took control of the city earlier this week. >> we were afraid for our children. iraq has collapsed. all the troops left. >> residents took bags and boxes of belongings with them, the displaced families arrived at a united nations refugee camp. it has all the makings of a burgeoning humanitarian crisis. the advances mean the insurgents now control large swaths of northern iraq, and threat

to further shiite aims inside of iraq, is overirannian aid going to get us closer to a unified iraqi state i think that iranian aid could be extremely helpful at this time. i think that the fact that iraqi shiite leaders exiled in iraq has been wildly overplayed, there's a lot of uncomfortable tension between the politician, and i don't think we need to be too worried about that. i think what the iranians need to do is work with them to pursue a new strategy when it comes to iraqis in need. but at this point, we're basically in a counter insurgency, a puny military without stress attached to them do not work. these kinds of insurgencies spring out of or at least are sustained which serious political grievances, and whether or not we think it's fair, without addressing these grievances, the counter insurgency is not going to be successful. and what we need to persuade the iraqi government to do is persuade them to offer iraq a federalist solution where they can govern their own territory. and eventually have their own security forces in those territories, and it's solutions similar to that

iraqi state television says the army is sending reinforcements and is in control. the people inside tikrit enjoyed days of heavy attack. mosul is under bombardment. it has to expand a nearby camp for displaced people because of people leaving. the u.n. refugee agency say says the numbers displaced in iraq is 1.2 million. the u.n. tripled aid appeal to $312 million. >>> i'm ran kahn joins us from baghdad. -- imran khan joins us live from baghdad. hundreds have been killed, hundreds of thousands on the move, what is happening to these people. what help are they getting and where are they heading too? >> well, all the aid agencies, not just the united nations is facing a shortfall. the u.n. says there's about 278 million short of what they need. that means that most people who are trying to get help - they are going to the north of the country to iraqi kurdistan. many people are trying to stay with people that they know in the safer territories of the north. the other ones are trying to get into camps, which they can't get into, there's not enough tents to go around.

iraqi people. is that's a challenge, that's not something that the united states can do for them. that's not something that the united states arm forced can do for them. we can provide them the space and the tools, in the meantime, my job is to make sure that american personnel there are safe. that we are consulting with the iraqi security forces that we are getting a better assessment of what is on the ground. and we are developing the kinds of comprehensive counter terrorism strategies with ewill need to deal with this issue. and that's going to involve some short term responses to make sure that isil is not obtaining capacity to engager us directly. our allies and partners but also will require some long term strategies as well. part of what we have seen, is a broader trend that i talked about at west point. a rather nan a single network, a discreet network of terrorists. this fluid combination of hardened terrorists, diseffected local leadership, and from there's vacuums they are filling it and creating a potential for serious danger for all concerned. thank you very much. >>

. >>> first, iraq - the united states is sending 300 special forces, advisors, to baghdad and warns that targeted military action could follow. the iraqi government has been carrying out air strikes against sunni reb scpels has retaken -- rebels, and has retaken most of teleavar. tikrit and mosul were taken by islamic state of iraq and levant over a week ago. imran khan joins me from baghdad. tell me more about the fighting for the oil refinery. >> well, what i can tell you is there's controversy over how the iraqi army managed to take over the largest oil refinery in iraq. they went in, fought and were able to take it over. rebels say that they negotiated with the tribal sheikhs there, and from there they made a tactical withdrawal. questions are being asked about how long the iraqi army can hold the beigy oil refinery. beigy town is in control. government forces are cut off from baghdad which is where they rely for supplies and reinforcements, they have control of the oil refinery, but are in a tense situation. they are cut off from supply, and the rebels control the major town, which is a few kilometres away from the beigy oil refin

we have from the same sources from the iraqi state television that fighter jets are targeting convoys from isil fighters outside of tikrit and near the city. so very complicated with the fluid situation. now when it comes the senior police police forces and kurdish forces are clearing different areas of the area. it is not inside the city itself, it is on the outskirts. but the fact that the army is cleansing areas means that armed fighters did control a number of areas. when it comes to baghdad, let me give you the latest for the wave of on two suicide attacks. 23 people killed and 40 injured in the capitol of baghdad. >> a dramatic shake up in congress. eric cantor loses his chief to tea party backed challenger. it is the first time ever that a house majority leader has launchelaunch lost a primary, and it is totally unexpected. what does the upset mean for the republican party. >> no one saw this coming, stephanie. consider this one statistic. eric cantor had $5 million in the bank. his challenger, the person who emerged victorious over eric cantor had $122,000 in the bank the capi

situation is mosul is unprecedented we have not seen this in iraq since 2006 at least. >> is the iraqi statetion to fight back? is it equipped, is the army professional enough? >> reporter: well, that's a very big question. with 1300 lightly armed troops. they had ak47 machine guns, rpgs and arrived in open-topped vehicles. the iraqi military ways there but when they got there the iraqi army simply abandoned their positions and, they left and isil were able to walk in and take over the neighborhoods for a very long time the prime minister has been pleading with the americans to speed up the sale of arms, intelligence-gathering equipment. he's even asked for drones to be able to flyover various strategic cities. he's not got very much of that. he's got some, no all of you he's been for a very long time saying we need american help. nobody wants american boots back on the ground here, but they are saying, look, the americans may have left but they could help us with material support. are the iraqi army trained and developed enough to be able to deal with the threat like this? yes, they have be

we urge iraq leaders and communities to iraq the iraqi state. it faces an existential threat, and the growth and expansion of the area controlled by i.s.i.s. or i.s.i.l. with huge implication with the future stability and freedom of this country and many other countries. >> his words are echoed by others across the political spectrum. the kurdish prime minister says peace can only be achieved through political means. >> what happened was caused by the marginalization of an important component in the iraqi community. the sunnis in iraq felt they were not part of a political process, and what happened in fallujah was an appeal by the people in those areas, and the iraqi government that were supposed to answer their demands and find a political solution, instead of resorting to violence. >> the prime minister nouri al-maliki is defiant and is sticking to his position. he's the only man that can lead iraq out of this crisis. the next test is on july 1st, when parliament will meet to discuss the formation of a new government. a government that nouri

now, we also have from the same source the iraqi state television saying fighter jets are targeting convoys feeders outside of tikrit and near the city. so very complicated, very fluid situation. now, when it comes to can can k we spoke to someone saying they are cleansing difference areas there the fighting not in the city but on the outskirts. the fact this he says they are cleansing areas it means that very finally felicity when it comes to baghdad let me give you want latest that i have for the wave of one car bomb and two suicides attacks. the latest that i have is at least 23 people killed and over ford injured in the capital of baghdad. >> it's a very grim situation for civilians right across syria, omar. clearly isil are in control of parts of the country. how on earth is the government planning to try to restore some sense of order and stability? >> yes, the government is facing tough criticism by many people, even by members of the cabinet and the government itself. now the prime minister, nouri al-maliki came out and said, well, we didn't -- we didn't lose the war, we only lost o

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in the last 10 minutes iraqi state tv showed a report where they landed helicopters inside baiji. we are trying to find out when the report was filmed. it's likely to have been filmed in the last 12 hours. they fly from an airstrip outside of baiji. they go and show the oil refinery. black spoke pouring out. they say they hit the oil field to get raid of i.s.i.l. fighters. they land in the baiji oil refinery. they don't move around the oil refinery. it is big, 15 square kilometres. now we can say having seeing the pictures that part of baiji oil refinery is in control of the government. so after this days of toing and froing between the rebels, and the iraqi government about the media claims about who is in control. we are finally seeing pictures that suggest that the government is partly in control of that oil refinery. >> thank you for that, our correspondent imran khan live from baghdad. >>> thousands of iranians have been demonstrating in support of a fight against sunni armed troops. many gathered in conor trainor, and are -- in tehran and are ready to take up arms. >>> in pa

but it is in the last 25 years or so with the collapse of the iraqi state. he state is not there to provide security and services, you look to the community where you feel safe and protected and because of iraq history. that is sunni and shia and in the northern part of the country kureds. >> how do the kureds fit in this? >> they are not arabs. when we talk sunni and shia we are talking the arab. the kurds are identity and they speak kurdish and not a ra bic. >> and so going back to the arab world. 6 billion muslip in the world and who has the majority if you look at the map of the middle east. is there a clear majority party in this and how does that play in to what is happening in iraq? >> in the over all sunnis are the vast majority but shia is substantial. ian is almost 90 percent. and iraq 60 percent. and then in can you watt and saudi arabia. and in the persian. shia would be a majority. >> greg, what is your take away? having studied the groups. you think it makes sense to have the divisions or not? >> i think in terms of the kurds. they form a distin

the iraqi state faces an ex-st a step shall threat. the growth of expansion of the area controlled by isis or isil with huge implications for the stability of that country and many other countries. we believe the most important factor that will determine whether or not iraq overcomes the challenge is political uni unity. and as friends of iraq we believe the urgent priority must be to form an inclusive government following on from the recorrect elections that can command the support of all ira iraqis and work to stop terrorists and their terrible crimes. >> prime minister and i discussed each of the individual, many hotspots that we are challenged by today. we particularly agree on iraq, that we want a government formation as rapidly as possible. that represents unity for the country. >>> well, one of iraq's most powerful shia leaders is also calling for a national unity government. he says iraq risks spiraling in to chaos without a change of leadership. from baghdad imran kahn reports. >> reporter: from fire brand to potential peacema

the iraqi state is leading an offensive 80 miles from the capitol. we have the latest. >> reporter: in the holy city, a call to arms. through his spokesmen, the most influential cleric in iraq said the people must act. >> i all on iraqis who are capable of carrying arms and fighting terrorists. they should volunteer to carry this sacred goal. >> we have volunteered to defeat the fighters who have harbored malice towards our country, and god willing we'll fight them. >> this is what they found a military parade full of fighters belonging to the state of iraqi. even though there is a calm in the city those who left are finding it difficult. some are returning to villages near mosul because they have not found shelter in the kurdish region of iraq where half a million people have gone and need help. >> the situation is terrible. our normal life is being destroyed. we're alwe were afraid they would target us. >> reporter: nouri al maliki. the memorial has been besieged by fight whose have given them a deadline to leave the city. samarra is a crucial flas

iraqi state recognizes its new caliphate. but refuses to back down. >>> the dead dying and desperate. italy says 5,000 migrants have been rescued in the past hours. >>> nigeria's dreams of reaching the quarter finals, for the first time ever have been shattered by france. later in the program. >> israeli government official has told al jazeera that three bodies found in the west bank are those of the three settlers who went missing earlier this month. this is the village where the teenagers were found, they disappeared more than three weeks ago now. israel accuses hamas of the crime. half an hour or so the israeli parliament will meet to discuss the development. jane what more are you hearing? >> reporter: beyond that nothing more has been confirmed, other than the three bodies that were found near hebron city are those of the three missing israeli settlers. two 16-year-olds and one 19-year-old who went missing. in a similar area just outside of hebron. there are media reports in israel saying it appeared the bodies have been

iraqi army. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in the region talking about ways to contain the crisis. >> this is a critical moment where together we must urge iraq's leaders to rise above sectarian motivations. >>> also this hour, new information on the mystery of malaysia airlines flight 370. officials re-examine the data and minimum wage a major announcement about the surge. >>> plus, world cup showdown team usa takes on portugal in three hours. we'll take you thrive brazil coming up. -- live to brazil coming up. >>> first up, our special report on the crisis in iraq. islamist militants known as isis are making significant gains in their efforts to take down iraqi troops and take over strategic towns. two iraqi security officials say isis now controls 70% of the western province of anbar. two iraqi security official say isis now controls 70%, as you see on this map. among the towns, they've captured, rutba, just 70 miles from the borders of jordan and saw. and there are no other town or even cities between rutba a

. >> the officials traveling with secretary kerry said the iraqis were very keen for the united states to come forward with military aid in the form of air strikes. the united states doesn't seem any more close to that now david. they have to get past the sectarian differences to the iraqis, no amount of military action will solve this problem. there has to be a coming-together in iraq david. >> mike, what is secretary kerry saying, that prime minister maliki is not the one that can brirnlg the differences and he should -- bridge the differences and he should step down? >> that is what we have heard time and time again from president obama and secretary kerry and officials down the line. ever since this question whether maliki should stay or go has come up but look, make no mistake the white house would not mind seeing somebody else in there. they of course were instrumental in bringing maliki to the fore some two terms again, after that july 1st deadline david. >> mike viqueria, at the white house, thanks. >>> conflicting reports about who was in charge of two border crossings. there

the trouble is as the events of this week show, what the americans left behind was an iraqi state that was not able to stand on its own. what we built is now coming apart. this is the real legacy of america's war in iraq. and if i sound angry, it's because i am angry. because during this whole period of time, for example, "the washington post" in an editorial this morning called the -- quote -- iraqi success. i quote dennis mcdonough, then-deputy national security advisor and now white house chief of staff told reporters in 2011 that mr. obama -- quote -- said that we're looking for is an iraq that's secure, stable and self-reliant and that's exactly what we got here, so there's no question that this is a success. you know, sometime we're going to hold people responsible for their policies as well as their words. to declare that a conflict is overdoes not mean that it necessarily is over. a great piece by daniel henninger this morning in "the wall street journal" entitled "while obama fiddles." meanwhile, iraq may be transforming into, a, a second syria or b, a restored kalafate. past

the united states, we came in in 2003, we destroyed the iraqi state, spent eight and a half years trying a system that doesn't work very well, it worked okay, as long as we were there. >> the iraqi defense force would have some 250,000 troops out numbering isis forces, i don't know, 50-1, 100-1, perhaps. how they're not able to stand up to them and defeat them on the field of bat snell. >> it's incredible. look, it comes down to moral, i think it's four divisions of the iraqi army disappeared up there, when confronted by, you know, a bunch of guys in pickup trucks. it's pretty pathetic. >> it is. don't even think about it. thanks very much. >>> the u.s. army announces a crucial step as it seeks answers to the capture of bo bergdahl, we'll be right back. [person]...sharon got rid of her tempur-pedic ?!?! [person]...relax, she said... it's a brand new tempur-pedic... ...and then she unzipped the cover and showed how you can wash it anytime you like... [announcer] and, with the cool-to-the-touch smart climate system, now, there truly is... nothing like the feel of a real tempur-pedic. [pers

heading toward a scenario that looks like the united states might provide drone cover as revolutionary guards are involved on the ground in place of the iraqi army. i do not think we are headed in that direction. for the first time, iran and the united states share common cause. they are concerned because their strategies have jointly failed. both of them, in different degrees and different ways, supported the government of prime minister maliki. this has been in place for almost 10 years, and neither side has been able to convince the prime minister to be able to engage with all parties on the ground. and it will take both washington and the united states to help salvage. neither country can do it alone. this is a pivotal moment. it is one of those confluence of factors that could actually facilitate even the nuclear talks. this is changing the dynamics. >> charlie, i think that secretary of state kerry and his iranian counterpart are already in touch and talking about this, and they are doing it with some political support here at home. senator lindsey graham even supported the notion of trying to work with the iranians, as long as, as he

are they angry. >> saudi arabia in no way has interest in supporting the iraqi state. the islamic state. >> the sunni fighters in the country, rather. >> yes, no. did saudi assistance trigger this whole thing? i don't know. the numbers involved on behalf of isil are very few. >> but they've been sweeping the sunni fight. other sunni tribes. >> yes, that's through. but the grievances of the sunni tribes, as the united states found ten years ago has to be dealt with it. >> and their role in it? >> i think the sunnies have felt excluded from government. you know, they have not only lost control they had over several centuries, but having been put down and not afghani access to power position notice iraqi government. that's deeply irritated them. >> and again saudi arabia archenemies with iran. are we going to see iran's involvement, and if so what is their relationship going to be with america. the bomber has suggested they will get involved on some level. >> well, time will tell, but i think certainly if there is an improved relationship between washington and iran, that

i doubt it very much whether the iraqi state could be rescued or saved. fact, for your viewers, the insurgent groups, not just isis, the islamic state, control now between 40% and 45% of the iraqi territory. the big story is that really the disintegration of the iraqi security forces that were trained by the americans, for the islamic state and its allies, it's been a joyride. this is truly a turning point in the history of modern iraq and the history of the modern middle east as well. >> and fawaz, as you know, there's continued pressure being put on the prime minister of iraq, al maliki, to step aside, not just from the united states, but obviously parties within iraq. they're saying they're going to reform the government as soon as july 1st. but as we see in many cases, for there to be real meaningful change, there has to be a leadership change. do we need to see the prime minister step aside before we can actually make real progress? >> well, you're asking really very important questions. first of all, nuri al maliki is very toxic. he's very toxic not

and in the longer term, it can reassert leadership and try to coax the different elements of the iraqi state to find a more inclusive and peaceful way to address the divisions that have beset that area. >> for centuries the divide has been there for centuries. and you're saying it's a failure of u.s. leadership now to build a bridge between a divide that has been there for centuries? >> listen, i can tell you as a european or a continent that has fought endless bloody wars for centuries on the most profound and complicated divisions, it is possible in a generation, with u.s. leadership, with economic prosperity, with the rule of law, with democracy and participatory politics to overcome those divisions and create something that is more workable. >> emanuel, thank you, senior fellow at the foundation for the defense of democracy. joining us from washington, d.c, thanks. >>> israel says three missing teens may not be found for a while now. benjamin netanyahu blames palestinians from the kid analysis. about 150 palestinians have been arrested since the kidnapping. jane ferguson has the details.

state. the iraqi army is relying on mortars and machine guns. the military had a hard enough time fighting al qaeda and iraq. they're battling sophisticated fighters with minimal american help. iraqi officials say they took back this village west of baghdad on tuesday. >> this is the area we liberated from isil. god willing, we will sper fallujah and liberate it for the sake and security of iraqis. >> reporter: fallujah fell to the isil and tribal fighters in december. with fighting so many fronts, iraq is unlikely to take the city back now. jane raff, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> he joins live from do you buy. first of all, why is maliki so resistant towards forming a more inclusive government? >> i think that al maliki is seeking to keep as much power as he can. it's in his character to do that. in addition, he's a shiite politician he wants to keep the shiites in power in baghdad. this is not going to fly with the sunni uprising occurring, and also with the perspectives of the kurds in terms of forming a new narcotic unit government. >> what does

. >> the major threat is to the integrity of the iraqi state. the near term threat is iraq's plentiers along sectarian lines, and you end up with sunni north and west and shia controlling the rest. it's a much longer term concern is the creation of the terrorist state and terrorist safe haven that spans the board and can be used from a base to attack board and united states. isil continues the enemy, and there is a near term threat to iraq itself, and then a much longer regional and global threat. >> how likely is it in your mind given what is happening right now on the ground that iraq splinters across ethno-sectarian lines. >> if nouri al-maliki does not step down or take measures to seriously moderate his authoritarianism, and his sectarian conduct its likely that iraq will splinter along ethno-sectarian lines. >> you think it may take nouri al-maliki actually stepping down to quell what is happening right now? >> he's the one who created this crisis. after u.s. troops withdrew, he attacked hi. he has fractured the alliances that u.s. forces

but, i think the most important thing that i can say today is that the iraqi state, as a state, is in danger, that there is a limited period of time that ayatollah ali sistani and his message that we cannot commit mistakes of the part. they have to move and develop a group of leaders that can reach out and reconcile. we are in the middle of a major sunni-shia war. that's my -- >> let me go back to the first point. it is a little startling to me that after some intelligence failures in the past, that the chairman of the senate intelligence committee says, yeah, it was a surprise to find out that it could move that quickly and kind of buzz their way through sunni territories. but nonetheless, so quickly and get so close to baghdad. what happened here? does that upset you? is that a failure? >> well, let's look at this practically. you either have to have the technical means up in the sky or in other places, or you have to have assets, people who will give you human intelligence. this is a different culture. it is very difficult to pierce. the piercing intelligence-wise from the position

they will assess what the state of iraqi forces are, what the state of isis forces are. iraqi forces as we know up in the north and the west in some sense of disarray after isis has come through. what is the i.c.e. state of play? i.c.e. the latest estimate, there may be up to 10,000 insurgents in this region between syria and iraq. the border having virtually disappeared. people moving back and forth. weapons moving back and forth. isis on the march living off of its extortion schemes we are told. bringing in millions of dollars even as those isis forces are stretched over a very long distance and their supply lines are stretched, they are bringing in the money to keep themselves going. so if, if president obama were to order air strikes against these isis fighters, what might it look like? let's go to a map, wolf. there are now seven u.s. navy warships in the gulf. aircraft on board tom ma hawk missiles, 1,000 marines in the region. some on those ships, some already ashore. and perhaps the most interesting thing about 308 u.s. military missions over iraq every day now bo

it's not clear what's left of the iraqi state. >> and, juan, of this force, is essentially a terroristit's -- there are reports that it may be going into jordan as well. >> yeah, i don't think there is any question there is a huge threat there. now, the question is about, you know, what we do and how we represent american interests at this point. and it -- you just saw secretary kerry, one, saying we had no idea, so there there was an intelligence failure as such. secondly, i think the point that kerry wants to make is that he really believes this was the responsibility of the iraqis and he is putting the pressure not only on the iraqis to form a coherent state. that's why he was dealing with the kurds and so while he is talking to the kurdish leader, he is trying to get him to offer support for iraq as it is, in trying to rebuild that iraq. but it doesn't look like it's forthcoming. >> charles? >> the kurds were dealt out of the world war i settlement in 1918. the only people in the area who never got a state after 100 years have a chance he they are going to seize their state. the id

military, insisting that all of the towns between baghdad and samarra, they are now under control of iraqi state forces. i guess the question is, a, does the iraqi military, the public statements they put out, do they have a whole lot of credibility? are they backed up by the facts? are you getting a sense if they are true that the iraqi military's beginning to step up and do -- flex their military muscle? >> you know, what they've said is they're doing these tactical withdrawals and then retrenching and refocussing on other areas. that area we're talking about, dialas province, just north of baghdad. south to samarra. this is essentially becoming a buffer zone for the military, that they want to keep isis out of. the west of the city, it's a little different. isis forces are much closer to baghdad. but the hard bit, again, is for us to get independent information. we try to drive today to the western limits of baghdad. it's impossible for us to get there. it's impossible to get out, get that independent confirmation, wolf. >> nic robertson, be careful in baghdad, thanks very much. let's get to

the cleric has stated that it has to represent all the iraqis. when sistani gives this order plus we have most of the -- [inaudible] they're very moderate compared to the extremism that we're seeing from the state of -- [inaudible] so, yes, of course, the shias have -- and some people claim that there is another sect of islam, alawite. but in the west it's easier to lump it together. there's shia, there's sunni and nothing else. >> i mean, as you know, there are any number of parties with different leaders, with different senses of interest, with different strategies going forward. maliki has been able to portray himself as the leader of the shia community, and in doing so -- and this goes to pete's point -- it serves his interest to have the shia under threat from sunnis because that helps keep, helps keep shia from defecting. and i think what we all would like to see in iraq is an environment where there is less sectarian solidarity. one of the things i got very alarmed by under the bush administration in about 2004-2005 was the desire to try t

i'm more concerned about the bleeding of the iraqi state. the disintegration of security forces. before talking about retaking mosul, tikrit and other cities. we need to talk about stiff nipping the resolve of iraqi forces. they need help. at theest eps of this -- the essence of this crisis is a broken, disfunctional political system. you need to yupify iraq, brick in -- uniify iraq, bring in all communities to face the threat. for many iraqis nouri al-maliki is not acceptable. many say the same thing. >> that will not happen until, perhaps, baghdad has fallen. is that possible. >> the question at the table is how do you establish an inclusive government, a national unity government. some voices in america say a unity government without nouri al-maliki. others say a national government in iraq. remember, his coalition has a largest number of votes. >> are there those willing to become part of a broad national government. >> the question it address, we focus the relationship on iran and the united states. >> let's ask the question. this is key, and it's amazing at what diplomacy ca

there was some footage that was broadcast yesterday on iraqi state tv, that's what you just saw in my report, it wasn't at all clear what any of that footage really represented. so for the moment i think we have to say that isis and its other sunni militia allies continue to hold the city but that this operation hasn't been abandoned yet. >> and, paul, can you just explain a bit more about the use of the word caliphate and when the head of isis says it is the ruler of all muslims, has there been any reaction to that? is that expected to carry any weight? >> i think it's regarded very much as another propaganda exercise by the isis militants, but one should not for a moment downplay the symbolic significance of what they are saying and doing. this is something the establishment of a caliphate, rule over the whole muslim world, which is something that sunni exaactivists have harbore for decades. now as they've been able to capture those borders, they are able to say, as no one before them has been able to say, we are actually doing this on the ground, we are putting this dream into some

a more inclusive government has been a demand of the united states, and wants it in place before assisting the iraqi government face what it calls the militant threat. >> washington is in a difficult position. the islamic state in iraq and levant may be leading the fight, but other soupy groups are taking part. the u.s. cannot be seen as taking sides in what is described as a sunni shia war. it may be too late. this man once cooperated with the u.s. to fight aliyer. years later he refuses to fight the islamic state of iraq and levant until the u.s. reviews its policies. >> it needs to review support for the government. some of the statements are unacceptable. like when they say they'll support the iraqi army. there is no army. they are the militias, the real threat. >> this conflict has been in the making of the years. it's not the politicians, but those that hold arms on both sides of the divide that need to make peace if iraq as a nation state is to survive. >> people, the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has voiced support for a kurdish state. in a move that is clashing with the u.s. pre

iraqi government. could the united states and iran soon join together to help defend the iraqi state? we will go to iraq for the latest. then a humanitarian crisis on the u.s.-mexico border. so far this year, 47,000 unaccompanied children have been detained after crossing into the united states. some are now being held in warehouses come a sleeping in plastic containers. >> whenever i made it to the rio grande, i jumped and swam across because i wanted to be with my mom. i was not thinking about breaking the law. i was thinking about escaping an abusive and alcoholic father. to make it to the united states, not for a better life, but just to be with my mother. looks we will speak with jose luis zelaya, as a 13-year-old, he left honduras alone in search of his mother. and pulitzer prize-winning journalist sonia nazario, author of, "enrique's journey: the story of a boy's dangerous odyssey to reunite with his mother." all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. iraq's crisis is deepening as islamist militants have s