president obama is making a comment in marth martha's vineyard in iraq. >> baracpresident obama: to keep them from advancing on the city of erbil. kurdish forces on the ground continue to defend their city, and we step up the advise and assistance to iraqi and kurdish forces as they continue their fight against isis. we continue to provide life-safing assistance to men, women and children stranded on mount sin gentleman sinjar. we're working with international partners to develop options to bring them to safety. i want to thank in particular the united kingdom, france and other countries providing much-needed assistance to the iraqi people. meanwhile our aircraft to strike any terrorist forces who threaten the safety of these families. this advances the limited military objectives we've outlined in iraq. protecting american citizens, providing advice and assistance to iraqi forces as they battle these terrorists and joining with international partners to provide humanitarian aid. like i said when we authorized these operation there is no military solution to the crisis in iraq. the only