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State Department orders drawdown at more Mideast diplomatic missions as familiar criticism mounts

State Department orders drawdown at more Mideast diplomatic missions as familiar criticism mounts

The State Department has drawn down personnel at more U.S. diplomatic missions in and around the Middle East as it comes under increasing but historically familiar criticism for not doing enough to prepare.

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