The American government is defending its military policies in Iraq, despite the fall of the important regional city Ramadi to Islamic State fighters.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the campaign against Islamic State was always going to be a long one, and he was confident a combined force of Shias and Sunnis could drive the militants out of the city.
IN: "The strategy...
OUT: ...needs to be discarded"
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The Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, who leads a Shi'ite dominated government, has been accused of not supporting Sunnis wanting to defend Ramadi, but Mr Earnest said Washington still had confidence in the Iraqi leader.
IN: "We continue to...
OUT: properly equipped"
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