Home pagePress CenterIn the Media A CSIS Statesmen’s Forum with H.E. Samir Sumaida’ie, Iraq’s Ambassador to the United States, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Iraq Envoy Cites Need for Security Force."
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A CSIS Statesmen’s Forum with H.E. Samir Sumaida’ie, Iraq’s Ambassador to the United States, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Iraq Envoy Cites Need for Security Force."
The Iraqi ambassador to Washington is commanding only a fraction of the turnout accorded the senior U.S. commander in Iraq, who in Capitol Hill appearances is seeking to discourage growing sentiment for prompt withdrawal of most U.S. troops from the war.
While Senate committees were questioning Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker, ambassador Samir Sumaida'ie was telling a few score journalists and scholars at a Washington think tank that his country wanted U.S. troops to leave, but not too quickly.
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