rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. >> reporter: in a packed gym at mcdill air force base in florida, the president told troops that the u.s. cannot wage the iraqis' battle against the extremist group that's taken hold of a large swath of the northern part of that country. >> this is not and will not be america's fight alone. >> reporter: president obama received a briefing on isis from top military officials after the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff seemed to open the door to more u.s. involvement in iraq if air strikes are not enough. >> if we reach the point where i believe our advisers should accompany iraq troops on attacks against specific isil targets, i'll recommend that to the president. >> reporter: right now the 1,700 u.s. troops in iraq are at a command center in the northern city of erbil or u.s. facilities in baghdad. adding american military to iraqi embeds would be a significant step, one that's not being ruled out by the administration. secretary of state john kerry was on capitol hill trying to make the case that the u.s. is pulling together a coalition of international partners to fight
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