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Well, that our main concern is that Iraq should not become a divided country.

The concern is that Iraq could actually ultimately defeat ISIS, but Iran will have taken over the country, because it will be their military, their boots on the ground controlling the ground.

Iraq is falling apart.

The kind of Iraq that emerges from all of this is ultimately out of our hands.

I'm not concerned about weapons of mass destruction.

As much as we might look for opportunities to keep Iraq together, we need to be prepared for the reality that it's not going to stay together.

But, as you have intimated, I am among those who would be very wary of any military action in the light of Saddam Hussein's willingness to allow the weapons inspectors to go in.

I'm afraid you're gonna have to see more American military involvement in order to keep ISIS from spreading even further.

I am the commander in chief of the United States armed forces, and Iraq is gonna have to ultimately provide for its own security.