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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, President Obama will meet with House and Senate leaders from both parties to discuss the growing crisis in Iraq. Β
The US is moving more firepower to the region. Β Five warships and more than 500 Marines, including some from Camp Lejeune, are on standby in the Persian Gulf. Β Dozens of Army troops have moved in around the massive American embassy complex in Baghdad to bolster security. Β
“Places like Baquba and to the south of Baghdad falling under the sway of the ISIS is a danger to cut off and essentially besiege the city. Β That’s worry number one,” said former US Ambassador James Jeffrey
The goal of ISIS is to establish a strict Islamic state that extends from Syria to a large portion of Iraq.
