both the united states and iran have said they will help iraq and are already helping iraq militarily. there are plenty of contracts in police between the united states and iraq at this precise moment. so it is about coordination between the two. how exactly would these kind of discussions happen? that is a big question. these are two countries who have very, very limited diplomatic relationship. that is where vienna comes in. right now there are discussions on the iranian nuclear program, and the u.s. deputy secretary of state william burns is there, meaning he would be part of those discussions between the unless, iran and vienna today. >> what is the united states actually doing right now already with regard to what is happening there in iraq? >> right now militarily, relatively little, with the exception of marines and u.s. army personnel having arrived at the u.s. embassy in baghdad to protect it just in case. the united states, what it is doing right now is preparing for the worst-case scenario, if you will. that is first of all that militants might make it all the way to baghda

iraq and talk about the dangers of neighboring states to the country, and the dangers that a tottering iraq poses to the neighborhood. this is "inside story." >> welcome back to "inside story," the united states left iraq 2 and a half years ago, and the country is tearing itself apart. militants from the islami state of iraq and lavant, over ran on tuesday, and maliki declared a nationwide state of emergency. can the government pull the country together? what it means for the capabilities that the groups like the islami state of iraq and lav onto, from oxford, england, a fellow from the middle east forum. in our washington city, james jeffrey, u.s. ambassador to iraq in 2012, he's a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. >>> and in london, the iraq foundation for development and democracy. what do you make of the fact that a lightly armed group of 1300 men, it's estimated, was able to take over a major iraqi city? >> well, firstly, i think it points to the weakness of the iraqi security forces to engage in counter insurgency in these prominently sunni arab areas, and i'm very pessimistic myself about how quickly they take mosul from the armed insurgents, and by the wa

>> the united states and iran on iraq? >> yes. >> right now i don't think they're going to work together very closely. we've heard reports there have been some discussions but i think the united states has been very careful to separate the nuclear issue from other regional issues in the fear of making negotiations very complicated. and i think that has been smart. the problem though is if i.s.i.l. captures more iraqi territory and is poised on marching towards baghdad and taking the capitol then the united states might have to consider working with iran more closely. >> in looking at the region i spoke about israel. what role does israel play? >> israel is certainly worried by developments in iraq and the broader region in general in terms of instability in syria and certainly what they term as iran's increasing hedge money . it is very worry some from an -- worrisome from an israeli perspective, heightened u.s.-iranian cooperation which i agree is probably very unlikely but nevertheless the fear from the israeli side that

"inside story" is next and for news updates throughout the day, head to our website aljazerra.com. >> is the united states innovated iraq >>> the united states invaded iraq and over through saddam hussein more than a decade ago and then spent years pacifying the country, hoping to leave behind a stable rebuilding nation. one of the countries main cities has fallen to gorilla fighters and the baghdad government may be losing its grip. that's the "inside story": ♪ ♪ ." ♪ ♪ >>> hello i am ray swarr h juar. suarez.a brown university put tt of the war over $2 billion. the cost that brown estimates 134,000 iraqi civilians died in the long years of war. add security forces, aid workers and journalists, and that number leaps to between 176 and 189,000. just under 4500 american troops died in iraq. that eight-year american presence brought down the murderous government of the sadam hussein, disbanded the iraqi army. americans worked hard to rebuild the power and water systems, the civil service, the police and the army. the u.s. left iraq in 2011. after eight years and eight months unable to reach ideal with the new iraqi govern

and thousands to help. but they look at what's happening in iraq and ukraine, and we don't know who is reliable. aside from the important strategic issues directly related to iraq. >> well, the united states is getting ready to send more weapons to iraq, and are weapons what that army really needs? >> i think that the degree needs to be more if it's used in the right way. the security forces, what they need to do is reform their practices to try to get more local cooperation. for example, the operation, it didn't lead to anything. it just led to hundreds of innocent peopling arrested. and it only stirred up resentment, and the syrian forces with other isl groups. to win the cooperation, so it would help. to be frank, actually, i am given to a degree given to syria, tribal movements, and rebel movements in syria, and it could be coordinated without troops on the ground. i'm really not so sure. >> i'm going to have to stop you there, but we will continue this conversation over the coming weeks and months ago, and gentlemen, thank you for being with me today. that brings us to the end of this edition for "inside story." thanks for being with us, in washington, i'm ray soares. we had at the p

united states and iran to work together, but there's so many complications. namely the ongoing nuclear negotiations. if iran and the united states cooperate on iraq, there is the fear that iran gains additional leverage on the nuclear issue, it makes the saudis and israelis worried. cooperation between iran and the united states and iraq could complicate nuclear negotiations. while it's theoreticy possible, i'm not sure it's the best time. >> how much of a working relationship will the two have. >> the united states and iran. right now. i don't think they are going to work together closely. i mean, we heard reports that there's some discussions the united states is careful to separate the issues and the fear of making negotiations complicated. that is smart. the problem though is if i.s.i.l. captures more iraqi territory, and is poised on marching toward baghdad and taking the cap call, the united states might have to consider working with iran closely. >> looking at the region, i spoke about israel. what role do they play? >> they are worried by developments in iraq and in the broader region in general in terms of instability in syria and what t

that the lever amg he had, petraeus, during the surge in iraq had complete backing by the president to do that. but though united states owned and occupied iraq at that point. the united states no longer does that. it doesn't have the troops on the ground to really put the pressure on maliki. and that gets to chuck's point which is why this is so difficult. what is the ultimate end game? if you get to the turks who have a big stake in this. if iran has a big stake in this, how does the united states very effectively say we're about counterterrorism. we don't want isis to succeed without really coming to the defense of maliki. who is so disenfranchised sunni toss the point you have not just former baathists and saddam adherents but the sunni who's live in that country say i'll join up with this nihilist terrorist group. >> david, as we part ways on this, how do you think the president sells this to the public, given that the actors he's deal with there are so imperfect in the ways you describe? >> it's got to be about counterterrorism. it's got to be about beating an islamic state. the american people know he does not want to get

counter terrorism, and we need some supremacy of the air and better prediction of the terroristic threat to the iraq and this is where the united states has the experience and we can see now they have the will. >> that is the ambassador to united states to iraq earlier today, with but ayman, we know that right now, factoring into the crisis is e iran, and its decision to perhaps deploy elite revolutionary guard units to iraq. >> well, absolutely. i mean, this is a unique moment where the united states and iranian interests are both converging in iraq, and interesting not only is the iranian government making it clear the support for the maliki government politically and diplomatically and as well as with the military or paramilitary assets on the ground, but also spiritually as the grand ayatollah who lives in iraq has actually called on the young men in iraq to joan the fight to take up arms and to defend the country. that perhaps give the greatest indication that this violence that is spreading across iraq is falling more and more along the sectarian lines and taking a dangerous turn between the sunni community and the shiite commun

iraq's neighbors. and i think the united states has a commitment to support iraq and the security. we'll continue to work through the measures that ambassador bee kroft outlined to try to support the iraqi security forces in this challenge that they face. >> now that we've seen elements of iraq now we have seen them shed the uniforms, going door to door to get civil yab clothes so they can meld in the population. do you see any silver linings? >> i think what ambassador bee kroft said was that i think the escalation of the threat posed by isio is having an impact in baghdad of drawing the political factions more closely together. and i think in the last 72 hours we've seen a series of meetings where the various political elements are coming together and drawing up plans and looking for ways to cooperate for the national security be. >> do you expect the security force to turn the tide and capture them back? be we hope for that outcome. i think it's -- for the united states to support the outcome. >> you're going to iraq and god bless you for being willing to serve. you said there a

prepared a range of options for iraq in cairo before traveling to iraq kerry had this to say about the present state of both libya and iraq the united states of america is not responsible for what happened in libya nor is it responsible for what's happening

iraq and the consequences of that disensganlgment. and think what we heard just now was a new policy of the united states to reengage ourselves in iraq,ther we like it or not, he is recognizing that we have interesting in iraq and that there are threats in iraq that are existential threat to the united states. so i as a soldier personally appreciate what the president has said and glad to see he recognizes the importance of doing something about this current situation. now, as to what can be done, clearly by bringing in aircraft carrier into the persian gulf, that gives the iraqis the capability to ask for 24 hour -- 24/7 air support against the isil forces coming up and down the roads. and a lot of other capability, intelligence, surveillance, recognizance. so that a potent 70,000 ton piece of american foreign policy in the gulf right now. >> it will take a few days for that aircraft carrier to reach the destination, presumably the northern part of the abopersian gulf. michael holmes, you've spent a lot of time covering the situation in iraq over the years. i guess the key question now is, is nuri al maliki going to do the right thin

many examples of the united states using so-called military advisors to advise local officials who actually do the fighting on behalf of the united states and what's very clear in the iraq situation right now is that the united states is attempting to foment a sectarian war not just in iraq but in the entire middle east isis isis is an organization that received support from saudi arabia and the gulf states that are aligned with united states have worked up from and kind of fund these kind of extremist terrorist organizations and sent them to syria to engage in in civil war and now they're in iraq and this fighting is very helpful to united states because it removes it make sure that there's no stable opposition to the u.s. and there's no stable competitors in the world market the u.s. wants chaos in the middle east and this latest episode with isis and the sending of advisors is an example of the us achieving its aim of chaos inviting an instability in the middle east in order to remove up those military advisers there's about three hundred of them that are being sent either way to decide by the the ad and what's the total number of personnel i think capable of making

iraq's capital city. as president obama weighs military options and lawmakers begin to point fingers. ahead i'm talk to iraq's ambassador to the united states and an iraq combat veteran who serves in congress. plus syria's civil war is now impossible to untangle from the escalating war in iraq. hillary clinton tells cynthia mcfadden why she and the president disagreed on syria. >> and competition heats up for the number three leadership spot. and are the tea party conservatives just going to let him walk in to the spot? >> this is "the daily rundown." let's start with my first read of the morning and the nightmare in iraq. tens of thousands of now in control of huge parts in the country and are moving towards baghdad. they seized two more towns near the border of iran. inside towns like mosul, sharia law has been put into place. embassy personnel in baghdad is staying put for now. the prime minister of iraq, nuri al maliki, called on the towhit house to consider air strikes. the president said all options are on the table. >> i don't rule out anything because we do have a stake in making sure the jihadists are not getting a permanent footho

united states. does it? and if so to what degree? >> i think it poses a serious security threat to the united states, and particularly to its neighbors -- >> to iraq'sghbors. >> who now face growing instability throughout the region, and the possibility that they could be drawn in. the big worry for the united states is that you are seeing lots of foreign jihadist going into iraq. replaced inng western countries. >> we have the possibility of isis forming a zone in which it can operate with more or less impunity, trained forces, in afghanistan-like scenario. nationstate that could train for that could, tax united states? >> it is important to remember that the forces in iraq number no more than about 5000. >> you do not need very many. they havelly because support of large swathes of the population. some of the rocks in them as a liberator. that is why they were able to advance so quickly. they do have territory in which they can operate with relative impunity. the syria-iraq border is essentially long was and ungoverned. >> iraq is a central part of what you do with your daily life. it was clear from president obama talking today have little appeti

iran and the united states have the same enemies in iraq and we've got the same real enemies, i think, real enemies in syria. so you could see a possibility of some kind of collaboration between the united states and its ancient arraign january enemy. >> iranian enemy. >> and they are worried that these extremists are going to destroy the shrines. they have the same vested interest that america has in iraq. you saw the iraqi army just fold, take off their uniforms, because they don't really feel loyal to the iraqi government. they don't think of themselves as iraqis. they think of themselves as shiites or sunni's. you could see this civil war really come into a higher violence and it's not america's job to prevent a civil war. but it is america's job to prevent iraq from becoming a staging area for this very vicious spinoff of al-qaeda. so the president is rightly considering some modest military force, air power, maybe drone attacks. i don't know that they will be successful. they won't make the problem go away. they might help the government stabilize to the extent that they can dri

its sovereignty at heart and provide substantial assistance to iraq as the united statesdoes. mustultimately, iraq future needs to be decided and defended by iraqis. we are providing substantial assistance and are considering in this current near-term challenge what other efforts we can undertake to help the iraqis in this current situation. but the long term here, and this is true two years ago and it will be true two years from now, has to be one that sees an iraqi future that is defended by unified political leadership in iraq and by iraqi security forces. the president and senior officials have repeatedly over the years and as recently as tuesday described as the president's top foreign policy accomplishment ending the war in iraq. given what we are seeing now in iraq, can you still claim that as a signature achievement? >> there's no question the president pledged to end the war in iraq, and he did, and that was -- >> there is no more war in iraq? >> u.s. combat missions in iraq. what is also the case and what the president made clear as we wound down the war in iraq

i think if the united states intervened now and convinced the iraqi politicians to come together and form a new government where people can look up to, it will stop iraq from dissenting into a civil war and it will make the united states avoid the possibility of sending troops to iraq and maybe repeat scenario that all of us don't .ant to see i know i might endanger the loves of my beloved ones. i know i am endangering my own life, but it is about time for all of us to raise our voices and attempt to stop all of this. the country is disintegrating. if the united states and its people, all of us, should stop giving a blind eye to iraq. iraq is so wealthy that if it fell into the wrong hands, this will not be danger to only iraq, but to the whole international community. >> mohammed al dulaimy, speaking for the first time in a tv broadcast, speaking to us from columbia, south carolina. he is applying for political asylum in the united states, which has resisted for many years. he is a mcclatchy reporter. when we come back, you'll also be joined by ned parker of reuters who is headed back to iraq shortly. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is democrac

interest in seeing terrorists gain a foothold inside of iraq, and nobody is going to benefit from seeing iraq descend into chaos. so the united states will do our part, but understand that ultimately it's up to the iraqi as a nation to solve their problems. and we are trying to create counterterrorism efforts to they cannot establish and we will continue our support for iraq and our security forces and our partnership with other countries across the region. we're also going to pursue intensi intensive diplomacy throughout iraq, there will not be stability unless there are political outcomes that allow them to resolve differences without going to war or re-lyling on the united states military. we are monitoring the situation in iraq the next several days and the top priority is being vigilant against any threats to our personnel serving overseas much we will consult closely with congress as we make determinations about appropriate action and will continue to keep the american people fully informed as we make decisions about the way forward. all right. i'll take a question. >> -- recent u.s. history there, are you reluctant to get inv

"inside story" is next and for news updates throughout the day, head to our website aljazerra.com. >> is the united states innovated iraq united states invaded iraq and over through saddam hussein more than a decade ago and then spent years pacifying the country, hoping to leave behind a stable rebuilding nation. one of the countries main cities has fallen to gorilla fighters and the baghdad government may be losing its grip. that's the "inside story": ♪ ♪ ." ♪ ♪

handed the country in a very a very poor state and the united states was a very very big player in these whole quagmire trying to dislodge the governments in both iraq and in syria i wonder what will it take for the united states to ever conceive that even for good reasons like democracy or freedom regime change is rarely a good idea i think rarely a good idea is probably a good way to put it by the way i would agree with a lot of your comments about maliki i think you've made them better than his government has made them in fact the criticism of maliki for not having enough sunni outreach that may be true but i think one can apportion some of the criticism on the sunni's who have made it very clear they're not interested in living under a shia prime minister that has a prime minister represent shia political power and so i think it's a very fundamental problem in iraq and so i don't i think it's a problem much deeper than maliki's behavior and whether he has kept or not kept various promises so i think he has a problem and how he's handled himself but also a problem in how the sunni's and his. and of themselves and as for regime change my own view

down with our chief national correspondent jim sciutto, to talk about the next steps for the united states and iraqth, the president said he was appearing with the australian prime minister, that my team is working around the clock on options to respond. during that 12 days since, we calculated, isis has captured an additional 11 cities and towns. a key refinery. crucial roadways and border crossings. hasn't the delay in the administration's response here on the ground, military action, strengthened isis during that time? >> i think -- i think the real question, jim, is not sort of what happened in those days, the question is what can happen going forward, a strategy that's really going to work. the reason the president sent me out here is that if he were to make the decision, i mean, he may have to, ultimately, but if he made the decision without trying to see whether or not you can have a government that can work or reconstitute the military, then you have a whole different set options. >> but you said yesterday the president was prepared to act before there was political compromise. >> he's alwa

and provide substantial assistance to iraq as the united states does. ultimately iraq's future needs to be decided and defended by iraqis. we are providing substantial assistance and delivering in this current near term challenge what other efforts we can undertake to help the iraqis in this current situation. but the long term here -- and this was true two years ago and will be true nows has to be one that sees an iraqi future that is defended by unified political leadership in iraq and by iraqi security forces. >> the president and senior officials in the white house have repeatedly, over the years, as recently as tuesday described as the president's top foreign policy accomplishments, ending the war in iraq and decimating and destroying core al qaeda, given what we are seeing in iraq, can you claim those as two of the signature achievements? >> there is no question that the president pledged to end the war in iraq and he did. >> there is no war in iraq now? >> u.s. combat mission in iraq. >> u.s. combat. >> what is also the case and what the president

and fleeing civilians. now the grand ayatollah is calling up for armies to protect it's shrines. iraq at its brink is the inside story. >> hedge, i'm ray suarez. when the united states invaded iraq americans had to learn and quickly about what they had gotten in to. once the revered and feared

missiles and things that could easily leak out of iraq and threaten us elsewhere everything that we're seeing today is made inevitable by the two thousand and three invasion the united states never understood that iraq was three separate states that the sunni the shia and the kurds state held together by a strong man saddam and a very powerful security apparatus when all of that was done away with it was inevitable that some kind of settling was going to be necessary for these three groups to live you're seeing right now is the inevitable settling of the mess the united states kicked over still to come scotland's independence been a little more than three months away with polls suggesting support for independence at a new high we take a look at arguments by both sides. this is a media lead us so we leave that maybe. by the same motions secure the. party visible . questions that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from. politic only of our team. dramas that try to be ignored. stories others to use in the. third since changing the world. to picture. from around the. globe to. fifteen minutes past the hour now another round of gas talks between russia an

united states of america. there are hundreds and hundreds who are leaving the battlefield in syria and iraq and they will pose a direct threat to the the security of the united states. i say to the critics who say do nothing and let them fight it out. you cannot confine this conflict to iraq and syria. the director of national intelligence and secretary of homeland security said that these people will be planning attacks on the united states of america. so what do we need to do? of course malkey has to be transitioned out but the only way that is going to happen is to assure the iraqis will be to assist. and no one i know wants to send combat troop on the ground. but airstrikes are an important factor, psychologically and in other ways. we cannot afford to allow a syria-iraq enclave that will pose a threat to the united states of america and if we act we going to have the act in syria as well. a residual force could have checked the conflict. and what are the iranians doing while we are not making decisions? the head of the kurd's force is the one of the most evil people on earth was reported to be in baghdad.

in that effort, they will have the support of the united states and our friends and our allies. now iraq's neighbors also have some responsibilities to support this process. nobody has an interest in seeing terrorists gain a foothold inside iraq and nobody is going to benefit from seeing iraq descend into chaos. the united states will do our part, but understand that ultimately it's up to the iraqi's as a sovereign nation to solve their problems. indeed across the region we have redoubled our efforts to help built more capable counter terrorism forces so groups like isil can't establish safe haven and we'll continue that effort through our support of the moderate opposition in syria, our support for iraq and its security forces and our partnerships with other countries across the region. we're also going to pursue intensive diplomacy throughout this period both inside of iraq and across the region. because there's never going to be civility in iraq or the broader region unless there are political outcomes that allow people to resolve threadinesses peacefully without resorting to war or rel

iraq is obviously facing an extraordinary security challenge and a set of political challenges and choices little united states is also working to support iraq in its fight against isil. we must remember isil not only threatens iraq but every country in the region which is opposed to it and europe and the united states. succeeding in this fight is going to require iraqis to come together, finally, in order to form an inclusive government. and in every meeting with leaders of each of iraq's main communities, i stress the importance, the urgency of them coming together to do just that. president obama has also asked me to travel to saudi arabia on friday in order to meet with his majesty king abdullah and to discuss regional issues, including the situation in iraq. and how we can counter the shared threat that is posed by isil, as well as to discuss our support for the moderate opposition in syria. none of us need to be reminded that a far away threat can have tragic consequences at home. in the most unexpected way at the most unexpected moment. just a few months ago right here in brussels, a man who had recentl

united states whether we like it or not, the guarantor of middle east stability. the united states has vital interests in the region and it is not in u.s. interests to see iraq become a larger and even bloodier version of the syrian civil war. the united states has a duty to intervene to ensure that this doesn't happen. >> what is it that you think the united states can do, to unhinge the sunni divide that's been in place for centuries now? >> well, again, the united states can first of all provide help to block, to solve this military threat. 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 t

missiles and things that could easily leak out of iraq and threaten us elsewhere everything that we're seeing today is made inevitable by the two thousand and three invasion the united states never understood that iraq was three separate states the sunni the shia and the kurds state held together by a strong man saddam and a very powerful security apparatus when all of that was done away with it was inevitable that some kind of settling was going to be necessary for these three groups to live what you're seeing right now is the inevitable settling of the mess the united states kicked over. more international news off the brain with me kevin owen including a lot of analysis of the ongoing playing game right now between the israeli government and hamas so with three teenagers kidnapped in the west bank. in jenin it's but eugenics vulgarize ation of darwin science punishment for an on committed crying i was so there are things to learn from believing in eighty feebleminded still today for the few i don't know why. but i still don't know why genetic improvement through forced sterilization the basis for nazi ideology don't stop at just sterilizing and now go to the point of de

united states and iraq a partner to share best practices on fuel production and exports but were engagewith iraq on capturing gas for power generation and on political issues related to hydrocarbon revenue management. the government also faces a challenge in its natural resources industry leading the wealth greater by its natural resources to its population. and use its oil wealth to promote growth in other sectors. iraq's economic growth offers exciting opportunities for u.s. firms, particularly in key sectors such as infrastructure development. if confirmed i look forward to promoting sector carries a shared prosperity agenda as ambassador to iraq. mr. chairman as i've discussed iraq poses a challenging security environment. if confirmed as ambassador i will bear responsibility for the safety of all u.s. personnel in iraq, including at embassy baghdad that are complex in basra. if confirmed i will work closely with our security team on the ground as well as with her diplomatic security professionals back here in washington to ensure that our people are well protected. this will be the

bring to the on understanding moretion in iraq and broadly today offering suggestions to address the situation between the government of iraq and the united states. the united states and its allies around the region. and the messaging from washington throughout the middle i'm very pleased to recognize the ambassador from iraq here today. i know you have a lot on your plate and i'm delighted you are with us today. i am pleased to introduce jim jeffrey. jim served the united states with distinction as ambassador in baghdad. he was ambassador in albania he was the deputy national security advisor. experiencefetime of in american foreign policy and diplomacy. foundatione original of military experience that hearkened all the way back to vietnam. perhaps not a metaphor for today's events, but perhaps they are. jim will offer insight into that. program ister in our aaron selling. elling. i think it is fair to say that there are exceedingly few people governmentutside of who have followed the developments of what president obama now calls isil and what , the experts call isis same radical extremist group that we are talking about. aaron, through his mi

overall, in my judgment only, what the united states needs is an overall long-term strategy for all of the middle east. and including iraqon time and again of responding to a challenge. that makes the united states it is a most important country in the world. i'm proud to say that. responding to other people. we ought to be setting the tone and creating the policy that others respond to, not for us to respond to them. >> well said. we leave it there. thank you. >> can you. >>> it was rough hair day for some pooches as they strut their stuff. one of the world's most exciting dog contests. take a look. full of faces only a mother could lov ♪ you've reached the age where you know how things work. this is the age of knowing what needs to be done. so why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long- term injury, seek imm

united nations says the current situation is linked to political failure. >> this is a problem many of us were concerned about when the negotiations in 2002 were occurring between iraq and the united states, about the withdrawal of american forces. many thought that iraqi troops were not ready to take over the security. the truth of the matter was the americans were never able to truly secure the country to the extent that they were able to reduce the violence. they did so with general pet ray us through a political arrangements. those agreements were reneged upon with the end result that we are having to live with. there has to be a political solution. you have to suffero kate the ground in which those who are refusing to accept the new pal arty in iraq - you have to suffer kate them of action. you have to make the deal with local leaderships and national leaderships elected by them. unfortunately, the counter incumbent prime minister has been prime minister for eight years and has shown absolutely no capacity, no willingness, and no inclination to engage in this kind of political situation. it's a difficult situation. >> a difficult situation. imran khan is our correspondent in baghdad

missiles and things that could easily leak out of iraq and threaten us elsewhere everything that we're seeing today is made inevitable by the two thousand and three invasion the united states never understood that iraq was three separate states the sunni the shia and the kurds state held together by a strong man saddam and a very powerful security apparatus when all of that was done away with it was inevitable that some kind of settling was going to be necessary for these three groups to lives that you're seeing right now is the inevitable settling of the mess the united states kicked over. tons almost up of him crying to pay off half of its massive gas bill the russian ago sessions of broken down talks it's all continuing we take a closer look at the deadlock and its potential for. this is the media leave us so we leave that maybe. by the same motions secure the other party there's a. question is that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from . politicking only on our t.v. . dramas that can't be ignored. to. stories others refuse to know.

iraq's leaders have to demonstrate a willingness to make hard decisions and kbrproey mizs to bring the country together. they will have the support of the united states and friends and allies. iraq's neighbors also have responsibilities to support this process. nobody has an interest in seeing terrorists gain a foothold inside of iraq and nobody is going to benefit from seeing iraq descend into chaos. the united states will do our part. but understand that ultimately it's up to the iraqis as a sovereign nation to solve their problems. indeed across the region we have redoubled our efforts to help billed more capable counter terrorism forces so that groups like isil can't establish safe haven and we'll continue that effort through our support of the moderate opposition in syria and support for iraq and security forces and our partnership with other countries across the region. we're also going to pursue intensive diplomacy throughout this period both inside of iraq and across the region. because there's never going to be stability in iraq or the broader region unless there are political outcomes that allow people to resolve their differences peacefull

minimize the violence, and hold iraq together for the country, and eliminate the presence of outside terrors. >> kerry's comments came as diplomats from iran and the united states talked about iran's nuclear program. for now, they're overshadowed by developments? the u.s. and iraq. how they might collaborate is an open question, but iran has strongly denounced the violence. [ foreign dialogue ] >> interpreter: as the government of iran, we won't tolerate this violence. >> in iraq, the sunni surgeries, led by the state of iraq and iso, continues to take territory. the latest is the shi'ite town, on saturday, is is posted graphic material online, showing the massacre of dozens of iraqi soldiers. they claim they have killed hundreds of troops so far, but the claim has not been independently verdict. thousands of iraqi shiites have volunteered to serve the iraqi military at the front lines, vowing to win against the insurgents. >> i come to defend and fight side by side with them to defend our homeland, and god willing, we will achieve victory. >> an air operation targeting isis hideouts, and the iraqi military has vowed to retake every mace. >> we are vowing to de

and the government. this is the role that the united states has played in iraq for the last ten years and i will certainly hope to continue to play that role. i think we do have significant influence because of our continuing presence in the commercial and petroleum sector as well as continuing presence in the military sector, though obviously not with troops on the ground. >> thank you. ambassador beecroft, we talk a little bit about another topic, and a similar topic, but for different reasons, our influence in egypt itself. i think people have had really strongly held beliefs about what we should and should be doing relative to egypt and aid and i have felt we should continue the relationship, certainly with some contingencies, but -- or conditions, but the fact is we've been sort of on again, off again. people there have perceived us to be in some ways supporting the muslim brotherhood but not the citizens of egypt. you've had some of the gulf countries step in and fill a vacuum when egypt felt we were stepping away. what's your sense of how the leadership of egypt today views the united states and ag

>> neither iran or the united states has an interest in a massive bloody protracted civil war in iraq. both the united states andiran have an interest in greater stability in this region. and i think that it would be at least advisable to explore the possibility whether this common interest and stability can produce some sort of an agreement comparable to nixon's opening to china. that didn't make china our ally. it didn't have the immediate effect of bringing about political change in china. but it did change the strategic balance in ways that were favorable to us and favorable to the rest of the world. >> what is it about how we go to war? we poured blood and treasure into vietnam and iraq and wound up with exactly the opposite consequences that we wanted. we keep repeating here in the same arguments and claims that we should do it again. >> war itself is evil. but war is an evil that should command our respect. war is something that we should not take lightly. we should not discuss frivolously. and i think that that's one of the great failings of our foreign policy establishment. that our foreign policy estab

iraq. the united states as a commitment to support iraq and its security command we will continue to work through the measures just outlined to try to support the iraqi security forces in his challenge that they face. >> now that we have seen cities ball to balance of al qaeda common out that we have seen iraqi security forces shed their uniforms and go door to door giving civilian clothes, do you see in the silver linings? >> i think what the ambassador said was that the escalation of the threat posed is having an impact in baghdad of trying the political factions more closely together. i think in the last 72 hours we're seeing a series of meetings with various political elements are coming together and looking for ways to cooperate. >> to you expect a security force to turn the tide and be able to capture back to back. >> we certainly hopeful that have come in the think it is incumbent to support. >> you obviously go. god bless you for being willing to serve. 5300 u.s. personnel. will they be safe? >> that is a good question. thinking. the compound, as mentioned earlier, i was the deputy chief

iraq's neighbors. i think the united states has a commitment to support iraq and its security and we will continue to work through the measures that ambassador beecroft just outlined to try to support the iraqi security forces in this challenge that they face. >> now that we've seen fallujia, fall to elements of al qaeda. now that we've seen the iraqi security forces shred their uniforms and go door to door so that they can melt into the population. do you see any silver linings. >> i think what ambassador beecroft was that the escalation of the threat posed by isil is having an impact in baghdad of throwing the political factions more closely together. i think in the last 72 hours we've seen a series of meetings where the various political elements are coming together and drawing up plans and looking for ways to cooperate for the national security. >> do you expect the iraqi security forces to be able to turn the tide and recapture fallujia. >> you're obvious gloii going t iraq. you said there are 5,300 u.s. personnel in iraq. are they going to be safe. >> that's a good question senator. thank you for yo