President Obama tells CNN's Kate Bolduan that Iraqi leaders must come up with a political solution

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"President Obama tells CNN's Kate Bolduan that Iraqi leaders must come up with a political solution to governing their nation because "if they don't, there won't be a military solution to the problem." He added that the United States wants to see Sunni, Shia and Kurd representation in an Iraqi command structure.

Sunni militants have surged over from northern Syria to blitz major Iraqi cities. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled from their path, creating a new refugee crisis.

On Thursday, Obama said he was prepared to send as many as 300 military advisers to assist Iraq, adding that America was not returning to a combat role in the country. The first of those advisers will arrive in Iraq as soon as Saturday, a senior defense official has told CNN. "