As the crisis in Iraq continues, President Obama has been weighing his options, and considering what role the US should play in preventing the country from backsliding into an all-out civil war.

Speaking at the White House today, the President announced that the U.S. is prepared to send up to 300 military advisors to Iraq. He left open the option of "targeted and precise military action," but again ruled out the possibility of sending U.S. combat troops back into Iraq.

Douglas Ollivant, a Senior National Security Fellow at the New America Foundation, joins Take Two for more on President Obama's statement on Iraq.