WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama urged Iraqis on Monday to quickly form an inclusive government to unite against Islamic militants, warning "the wolf's at the door" and that U.S. airstrikes can only accomplish so much.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Obama vowed to avoid the kind of "mission creep" that could deepen the U.S. military's involvement in Iraq to repulse Islamic State militants seen increasingly as a threat not just to Iraq but to the entire region.
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