According to the U.S Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that, “America would maintain Iraq as it combats al-Qaida-linked militants who have apprehended cities in the country’s west,” but said the U.S would not send troops, calling the battle “their fight,”
When the John Kerry left Jerusalem for Jordan and Saudi Arabia on Sunday then he made comment to discuss his effort to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
He had attended a long meeting for the three days with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Minister Benjanmin Netanyahu.
ISIL is also one of the strongest rebel units in Syria, where it has imposed a strict version of Islamic law in territories it holds and kidnapped and killed anyone it deems critical of its rule.
Kerry said, “We will stand with the government of Iraq and with others who will push back against their efforts to destabilize,”
Kerry also added, “We are not contemplating putting boots on the ground. This is their fight,”
According to the Kerry that he said on Sunday, “Now is not the time to get trapped in the sort of up and down of the day-to-day challenges,”
Kerry is trying to nudge Abbas and Netanyahu closer to a peace pact that would establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Kerry’s talk with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah also are to be expected to touch on the war in Syria and Iran’s nuclear program.
John Kerry; U.S Government will Support Iraq Government but Without the Troops
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