The Takeaway: Hagel: “I don’t think we can afford to abandon Iraq”
![U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (L) sits next to Egyptian Defence Minister General Abdel Fattah Sisi during a meeting at the Ministry of Defence in Cairo April 24, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Watson/Pool (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - GM1E94O1K1601](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2020/05/RTXYXYF.jpg/RTXYXYF.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=TcERGJvS)
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