ISIS forces have now surrounded Baghdad on three sides–
Fallujah to the West, Tikrit to the north and the towns of Saadiyah and Jalawla towards the North Eastern and Eastern areas of the capital.
ISIS is pressing towards the capital on three flanks. They are at Baqubah about 50 miles to the northeast. At Samarra about 50 miles to the north. And at Fallujah in the west.
Sam Kiley from Sky News reported on the situation in Iraq.
So what does the Commander in Chief do at this critical moment?
He flies off to New York for three fundraisers.
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Leadership.
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