"We've seen significant gains by ISIS... Iraq unable to defend...a danger to Iraq and possibly to U.S....we have been training the Iraqis...needs additional support... we will not be using U.S. troops but other options...I will review these options in days ahead... this is not a military challenge...unfortunately Iraqi leaders [have blown it]... so any action we take must be joined by Iraqi leaders to promote stability ... we can't do it for them... assistance we can provide can't do it... Iraq has to do it for themselves..."
"we have an interest in watching carefully...we have to watch ISIS not overrun sacred religious sites... we have to give Iraq the opportunity to fix this for themselves..."