part of key iraqi actors so that an organization like isis cannot take advantage of the existing security vacuum that was left after the u.s. troops withdrew, but so that it can also not continue to capitalize on the sunni population's disenchantment with the shia government, christine. >> wow. arwa damon for us this morning. thanks, arwa. >> the politics of iraq front and center right now in washington. house speaker john boehner really lashing out at the president, saying the president made a mistake removing u.s. troops so quickly and so completely, also accusing the president of taking a nap on iraq, ignoring the gains made by terrorists over the last year. republicans now calling for air strikes against the militants. the iraqi government calling for the same thing. meanwhile, former secretary of state hillary clinton is also weighing in. she says she is surprised by how effective the militant group isis has been. >> this is not just a syrian problem anymore. i never thought it was just a syrian problem. i thought it was a regional problem. i could not have predicted, however, the extent to which