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| http://www.sasse.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=FB956A7B-181C-419B-AFB4-A2E986F08397 | Sasse Statement on Retreat from Middle East | 2020-11-17 | 2020 | 2020-11 | Republican | Senate | NE | Ben Sasse | S001197 | www.sasse.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after it was reported that the U.S. is withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan."Headlines about bringing the boys home' sound good, but that's not what's happening. After this retreat, there will still be American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The most important question is whether those remaining troops will be able to prevent al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, Iranian proxies, and others from plotting attacks that can spill American blood, or if they will be exposed as jihadis gain ground. Terrorists will exploit vacuums President Obama's 2011 withdrawal from Iraq opened the door for ISIS. I fear this weak retreat is not grounded in reality and will make the world a more dangerous place." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |