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| U.S. pulls some government employees from Iraq |
| 2019-05-15 |
| [Rooters] Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency The U.S. State Department has ordered the pullout of the employees from both the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil, the embassy said in a statement. "Normal visa services at both posts will be temporarily suspended," it said, recommending those affected depart as soon as possible. It was unclear how many staff would leave. On Tuesday, the U.S. military reaffirmed concerns about possible imminent threats from Iran to its troops in Iraq, although a senior British commander cast doubt on that and Tehran has called it "psychological warfare." U.S. President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... 's administration has stepped up sanctions pressure by ending waivers for some countries to purchase Iranian oil - part of efforts to roll back the Islamic Theocratic Republic's expanding regional clout. Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday he was getting indications from talks with both the United States and Iran that "things will end well" despite the rhetoric. Washington has sent additional military forces to the Middle East, including an aircraft carrier, B-52 bombers and Patriot missiles in a show of force against what U.S. officials have said is a threat to its troops and interests in the region. A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander has said Tehran would retaliate against any aggressive U.S. moves. A U.S. State Department front man said the decision to withdraw non-emergency staff was based on a security assessment, but would not give details on how many personnel were leaving. "Ensuring the safety of U.S. government personnel and citizens is our highest priority and we are confident in the Iraqi security services' (ability) to protect us," he said. "But this threat is serious and we want to reduce the risk of harm." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 1) State Dept. has too many employees. 2) Federal payroll is waaaaay to large. 3) Many of these people work for everybody but the American taxpayer. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-05-15 08:35 |
| #1 Could it be Soetoro's 2012 troop pull-out was a bit premature, or was that phase number one of the Iran Deal ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-05-15 08:17 |