Attack on US embassy in Iraq shows Trump is failing. He walked into Iran's trap.
Iraq,Baghdad,Iran,Foreign Policy,US Military,Middle East
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo started having a tough 2020 only one day into the new year. He was forced to postpone his trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, this week to attend to the new crisis in Iraq. As fraught as Pompeo’s visit to Kyiv was going to be, in the shadow of the impeachment battle, Iraq trumped Kyiv after the New Year’s Eve attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
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