Obama : ` ` The world can not sit by and watch people die '' Obama says he 's authorized ` ` targeted airstrikes '' in Iraq . Obama : ` ` We do whatever is necessary to protect our people '' Rapid developments on the ground , where a humanitarian crisis is emerging with minority groups facing possible slaughter by Sunni Muslim extremists , have set the stage for an increasingly dire situation . The United States stopped humanitarian aid in Iraq , official response .
Obama : ` ` The world can not sit by and watch people die '' Obama says he 's authorized ` ` targeted airstrikes '' in Iraq . Obama : ` ` We do whatever is necessary to protect our people '' The United States stopped humanitarian aid in Iraq , official response .