Kerry: No US troops for Iraq to help battle Al Qaeda

US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Jerusalem Sunday: “This is a fight that belongs to the Iraqis. We’ll do everything possible to help them” while stopping short of putting boots on the ground.  Kerry spoke before leaving for Amman and Riyadh for talks with the Jordanian and Saudi monarchs after spending more than 12 hours with Binyamin Netanyahu and eight with Mahmoud Abbas in his 10th attempt to bridge the differences between Israel and the Pakestinians. 

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