The Likelihood of US Troops Leaving Iraq
A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter conducts a mission over Baghdad, Iraq (Photo: US Air Force)
Marco Werman talks with Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about the issues surrounding the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and whether it’s really likely to happen by the end of this year, as mandated by the current agreement between the US and Iraq.
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