Barack Obama: “It will be the responsibility of Iraqis to secure their own country…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2014

It will be the responsibility of Iraqis to secure their own country and take the fight to ISIL on the ground in their own country.

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Background Conference Call by Senior Administration Officials Previewing the President's Address to the Nation

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