Back To Iraq? Tweet Reax

Obama announces 2 operations in Iraq. Targeted air strikes to protect US personnel and humanitarian aid to stranded minorities.

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 8, 2014

Obama: We can act carefully and responsibly to avert potential act of genocide on that mountain

— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) August 8, 2014

Breaking: U.S. military airdrops food and water for Iraqi citizens threatened by ISIL. The aircraft has now safely exited.

— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) August 8, 2014

US official: “This is going to be a very long-term effort against ISIL."

— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) August 8, 2014

US back at war in Iraq.

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 8, 2014

Senior admin official: "If we see action anywhere in Iraq that threatens personnel & facilities, we stand prepared to take targeted action."

— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) August 8, 2014

What about the standards for engagement Obama laid out tonight didn't apply to Syria?

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) August 8, 2014

A request from the Iraqi gov for military assistance is a very important legal fact when it comes to distinguishing Iraq and Syria.

— Michael Hanna (@mwhanna1) August 8, 2014

Dawn breaks over Erbil…still in Kurdish hands & likely reassured Obama willing to use air power to protect it pic.twitter.com/uiYiG5DDxW

— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 8, 2014

Good Obama decision-clearly hard for him, but response to plea for "help" from Yazidis dying on the mountainside is best of what US can be.

— David S.Sedney (@david_sed) August 8, 2014

Obama's position here is fairly consistent with the "doctrine," such as it was, sketched out for Libya. Humanitarian, feasible, limited.

— Michael Crowley (@michaelcrowley) August 8, 2014