Deadly attack on American troops in Jordan adds to debate about forces’ withdrawal

The World

President Joe Biden said the US will respond to an attack that killed three American service members in Jordan over the weekend. American troops in the Middle East have come under increasing attacks in recent months following the war in Gaza. The World’s Shirin Jaafari tells host Marco Werman that even before the weekend attack, there were talks of a US withdrawal from Iraq and Syria.

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