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And good sunday morning. we want to start with the very latest now on the crisis in iraq as the islamist group isis continues to make gains. secretary of state john kerry is on the push for a diplomatic solution. chief white house correspondent chuck todd joins me right now. he's got more on what president obama has had to say about the iraq crisis in an interview that will air tomorrow on msnbc's "morning joe." chuck, good morning. >> good morning, david. secretary kerry is in cairo today. we expect him to be in baghdad soon. but as we found out in that interview that president obama did with...

Kerry's goals is to try to make sure iran doesn't have too much influence in the formation of yet another new government. this has been a tricky balancing act that the administration is trying to have. they know they need iran's help in iraq a little bit, but don't want iran to have too much influence. >> chuck, thank you so much. you can see the rest of my colleague mika brzezinski's interview with president obama tomorrow morning on morning joe on msnbc. i'm joined exclusively now by benjamin netanyahu. prime minister, welcome back to "meet the press." >> thank you, david. good to be with yo...

It's a strategy that means fewer troops on the ground and more drones in the air. he outlined this new strategy at a commencement speech at west point in may. >> we have to develop a strategy that matches this threat. one that expands our reach without sending forces that stretch our military too thin. or stir up local resentments. >> the increase in stability in the middle east can be traced to the iraq war and the arab spring, which some critics believe this administration is mismanaged. >> this arab spring this administration has put into effect, which really, whether by intention or neglec...

Sure iran doesn't have too much influence in the formation of yet another new government. this has been a tricky balancing act that the administration is trying to have. they know they need iran's help in iraq a little bit, but don't want iran to have too much influence. >> chuck, thank you so much. you can see the rest of my colleague mika brzezinski's interview with president obama tomorrow morning on morning joe on msnbc. i'm joined exclusively now by benjamin netanyahu. prime minister, welcome back to "meet the press." >> thank you, david. good to be with you. >> let me pick up on the repo...