News : Obama: Competition Triggered Iraq Sectarian Conflict

President of the United States (U.S.), Barack Obama said the conflict in Iraq today is the result of sectarian conflict is allowed to grow.

Previous Obama announced he would send more than 300 U.S. military advisers to Iraq. The delivery is part of an effort to help the Iraqi government against the militant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Obama also thinks the current crisis is the impact the weakening of Iraq's sectarian conflict face.

"Parties are considered to destroy Iraq is now much stronger. While the power to unite Iraq are now weakened it," Obama said, as quoted by NBC, Saturday (06/21/2014).



"Now it's all up to the Iraqi leadership to take a political decision that can reunite the country," he added.

In addition to commenting on the current state of Iraq, Obama also showed his disbelief to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He said only an inclusive leader who can make reunited Iraq.

There are several reports showing that the U.S. has been in contact with some old characters, which is likely to lead Iraq in the future. Former opposition leader Saddam Hussein era, Ahmed Chalabi became the leading figure.

Although Chalabi is a member of the Iraqi Parliament, he rarely received support from Maliki. While in Iraq itself, most of the parties want Maliki to step down. The resignation of Maliki considered as a way to end the crisis.