Weighing U.S. options as Iraq spirals closer to war

Name: Weighing U.S. options as Iraq spirals closer to war
Uploaded: 2014-06-13T23:48:27Z
Duration: P608S
Description: President Obama said that he will not put U.S. forces on the ground in Iraq, but he is weighing other military options. He also pointed to problems within the Iraqi government and security forces. Judy Woodruff gets views on whether the U.S. should act in Iraq from Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor and retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor.

Clip: 06/13/2014 | 10m 8s

President Obama said that he will not put U.S. forces on the ground in Iraq, but he is weighing other military options. He also pointed to problems within the Iraqi government and security forces. Judy Woodruff gets views on whether the U.S. should act in Iraq from Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor and retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor.

Aired: 06/13/14

Rating: NR

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Weighing U.S. options as Iraq spirals closer to war

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