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quickly pushing back on those comments this morning. can the u.s. and iraq get on the same page though? our coverage starts with senior white house correspondent jim acosta at the white house. jim? >> good morning. as president obama is set to remember the nation's fallen soldiers on this memorial day, his plan for dealing with isis is coming under increasing scrutiny. asked about defense secretary ash carter's very candid comments about the iraqi military's will to fight, the white house is not walking away from those comments. an official pointed out to me that the president also said just about the same thing last week. that the iraqis have to fight for their own security and that the u.s. cannot do that for them. not only are republicans criticizing the president's strategy, a few democrats said the white house needs to rethink it's approach. i was talking to house democrat chelsea galbraith yesterday, she's also an iraq war veteran echoing secretary carter's concern that the iraqis just don't have the will to fight. saying you can't train that into them. keep in mind relying on those iraqi forces on the ground while the u.s. provides air power