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    Obama Addresses Iraq, Rules Out Boots on the Ground

    In Iraq, volunteers are heading to defend the capital today, as the nation's top Shiite leaders used Friday prayers to call on the faithful to take up arms against radical Sunni Muslim insurgents. As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria continues to move closer to Baghdad, the government says it's deploying more troops.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • Jun 13, 2014 • 1 min read

    In Iraq, volunteers are heading to defend the capital today, as the nation's top Shiite leaders used Friday prayers to call on the faithful to take up arms against radical Sunni Muslim insurgents. As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria continues to move closer to Baghdad, the government says it's deploying more troops. In Washington, President Obama says the US won't send troops – but that he's still weighing "selective military action." He said the US will do its part to help, and to pursue intensive diplomatic efforts across the region, but that ultimately it's up to the Iraqi government to deal with the situation.

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      The Aftermath Project

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    Iraq Continues to Crumble: What Are the Options?
    1. 0:00Obama Addresses Iraq, Rules Out Boots on the GroundYou’re reading this
    2. 23:09The Crude Business of Moving Oil in America
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