What does the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq mean for the region? | Sources & Methods

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  Hey there, it's Miles.

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  Today, we wanted to bring you some reporting from our friends at Sources

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  and Methods, NPR's podcast about national security.

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  At the beginning of this month, U.S.

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  Forces fully left Iraq for the second time since the 2003 invasion.

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  Host Mary Louise Kelly talks with NPR's Jane Araf in Baghdad

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  and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman to reflect on this moment.

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  Here it is.

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  I think we have to not ignore that irony that the U.S.

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  Came in here to topple a dictator, and it ended up opening the door for Iran.

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  The U.S. Military is pulling out of Iraq again.

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  For the second time since the 2003 invasion, the last American troops have left what is left of the U.S.

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