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| U.S. Orders Diplomats Out of Kuwait, Syria, Israel |
| 2003-03-17 |
| The State Department said on Sunday it had ordered non-essential diplomats and all embassy dependents out of Kuwait, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Damascus because of the threat of a possible war with Iraq. "The decision to move to ordered departure status is a result of an overall assessment of the security situation in the region due to the threat of military action in Iraq," the State Department said in statements announcing the decisions. Tick, tick, tick ... |
| Posted by:Steve White |