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Obama to Send Military Advisors to Iraq

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The U.S. may take military action against Sunni militant groups and will send up to 300 military advisors to Iraq, President Obama said Thursday during a press conference. Iraq wants the U.S. to perform air strikes against the insurgents. We’ll get the latest news on Iraq.

Guests:

Max Boot, senior fellow for national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of "Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present"

Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of "Ending the Iraq War: A Primer"

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