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For decades, the Kurds have been one of the most devoted regional Middle East allies of the United States. But as the US military withdraws from Iraq, as well as Afghanistan, many Kurdish leaders are left wondering if the United States will remain as committed to protecting them. Rebecca Collard reports from the regional Kurdish capital of Erbil, in northern Iraq.