Bilal Wahab

Nathan and Esther K. Wagner Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Bilal Wahab on KCRW

U.S. President Barack Obama announced plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq a decade ago. But about 2500 American troops are still currently in the country.

As US troops plan to withdraw from Iraq, what are the parallels with Afghanistan?

U.S. President Barack Obama announced plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq a decade ago. But about 2500 American troops are still currently in the country.

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