The Pentagon says it's widening an inquiry into whether senior figures at US Central Command altered intelligence assessments detailing the weakness of Iraq's armed forces.
President Obama says he wants the inquiry to "get to the bottom" of whether he was provided with misleading intelligence reports.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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