Iraqi prime minister says US troops not needed 

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and President Joe Biden signed an agreement on Monday to officially end US military combat missions in Iraq by the end of 2021. Host Marco Werman speaks with Michael Knights of The Washington Institute, who says that not much about the US-Iraqi relationship will change.

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