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August 22, 2024

The Dangers of a U.S. Retreat from Iraq

An unnecessary concession to Iran.

One of President Biden’s final acts while in office might be to secure an agreement with Baghdad to remove U.S. forces from Iraq. Little covered by the media, American diplomats are working with Iraqis to arrange for a withdrawal, probably over the course of the next two years. Yaakov Lappin discussed the potentially dangerous consequences with the American security expert Bradley Bowman and the Israeli scholar of diplomacy Eytan Gilboa:

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