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Closing US embassy in Baghdad would be ‘incredibly irresponsible,’ says former US Ambassador to Iraq

Oct 07, 202052 minEp. 20
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Former US Ambassador Ryan Crocker says the US should keep its embassy open and stay the course backing Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi; explains why he supports former Vice President Joe Biden for president; assesses the benefits and impact of Israel’s normalization agreements with the UAE and Bahrain; and discusses US policy toward Syria and Iran, as well as how diplomacy has changed over the past 20 years. 

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