Obama Meets With Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki At White House [Getty Images]

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki (L) speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House November 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. Al-Maliki was expected to request additional U.S. assistance in battling a rising wave of violence in Iraq. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

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