White House: 'No Military Solution' to Crisis in Iraq

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest explained to reporters Thursday that the Obama administration believes there is no military solution to the crisis in Iraq.

Earnest’s response appears to contradict a New York Times report that said President Obama is considering air strikes to aid 40,000 stranded members of religious minorities who are currently starving on a mountain.

Earnest said that the White House was viewing reports of ethnic slaughter and religious persecution on a “case-by-case basis.”

Earnest refused to directly address the Times report, pointing out that the President was “keenly aware” about what was happening in Iraq.