U.S President Barack Obama came to office promising to reduce America’s involvement in the Middle East and end wars of the George W. Bush era. But once again, the U.S. is getting more deeply involved in Iraq and possibly Syria.

CCTV-America’s Nathan King looks at how U.S. policy has been shaped by events on the ground.

A bit of Iraq policy deja vu for US President

U.S President Barack Obama came to office promising to reduce America's involvement in the Middle East and end wars of the George W Bush era. But once again, the U.S. is getting more deeply involved in Iraq and possibly Syria. CCTV-America's Nathan King looks at how U.S. policy has been shaped by events on the ground.