we will talk about that with lori wallach. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the obama administration is sending up to 300 military advisers to help iraq's fight against the sunni uprising that has taken over large parts of the country. president obama announced the new contingent while ruling out the deployment of combat troops but also said he remains open to launching military strikes at the iraqi government request. we are developing more information about potential ,argets associated with isil and going forward, we will be prepared to take targeted emphasize military action if and when we determine the situation on the ground requires it. i will consult closely with congress and leaders in the rack -- any iraqi. >> in his remarks, he also said he was not pushing for the resignation of iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki but called on plans to abandon a sectarian focused rule. john kerry will visit the middle east this weekend for talks with u.s. allies. iraqi troops meanwhile are amassing near