Barack Obama actually said...

He will conduct the airstrikes to protect the U.S. forces and personnel.

This is wrong. It was outrageous.

When the lives of American citizens are at risk, we will take action. That's my responsibility as commander-in-chief.

As commander-in-chief, I will not allow the United States to be drag into fighting another war in Iraq and so, even as we support Iraqis as ...