Obama on Iraq security: ‘We can’t do it for them’

June 13, 2014 at 7:58 a.m. | Updated June 13, 2014 at 11:19 a.m.

by The Associated Press

President Barack Obama finishes his statement on Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2014, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington. Afterward, the president walked to the Marine One helicopter for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., then onto North Dakota.
President Barack Obama finishes his statement on Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2014, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington. Afterward, the president walked to the Marine One helicopter for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., then onto North Dakota.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday said that Iraq’s government must make a sincere effort to address sectarian differences, or else U.S. military help won’t succeed in curbing the insurgency there.

“We can’t do it for them,” he said.

Obama said the U.S. won’t send troops back into Iraq. But, he said, he’s asked his national security team to prepare a range of other options. He said he’ll review those options in the coming days.

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