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Food and water for thousands of iraqi citizens threatened by isis forces. the pentagon says 10 far 100,000 meals and 27,000 gallons of drinking water have been delivered since the airdrops began late last week. the military has sent an additional 130 troops to iraq to assess the crisis. >> i would also say it follows the criteria president obama made clearly. that this is not any -- any extension of -- of any role other -- for the united states other than to find ways to assist and help advise the iraqi security forces, which we have been doing. >> thousands of refugees are on the move in iraq...

>> reporter: under cover of darkness, three air force cargo jets, escorted by f-18s, dropped pallets like these, loaded with thousands of gallons of water and meals ready to eat. >> with the isis threat out there, our crews will be in some danger by doing these airdrops. >> reporter: those isis terrorists taking control of iraq have surface-to-air missiles and a slew of firepower. they're threatening to take control of the largest electric dam in the country and are closing in on erbil. the kurdish capital has key american outposts with hundreds of military consultants and a consulate. >> i've...

ironically, from the chase department in charge of mitigated risk. my colleague, christine romans watching this hearing from her post in new york. the department that's supposed to mitigate risks made these risky trades and now he is having to answer questions. it's obvious why congress wants to know why these stupid trades were made. >> yeah. he says, you know what? i'm not going to defend it, because it violates common sense. it shouldn't have happened. what was, maybe should have been a legitimate, bona fide macroeconomic hedge, morphed into something else, he says, and he did not...

>> i'm christine romans. a warning from the 9/11 commission. america is not properly prepared for another terrorist attack because nine of the commission's security recommendations made back in 2004, nine of them, have been ignored by the government. >> i'm carol costello. the stand-off is over. the president agreeing to reschedule his big jobs speech next week. backing down from john boehner on this "american morning." >> good morning. good morning, good morning. thursday, september 1. welcome to "american morning." >> september 1. >> can you believe that n. >> no. >> september is s...