POMED Notes: “Iraq: Report from the Field”
September 11th, 2009 by Jason
The U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Christopher Hill, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday to testify about the current status of American involvement in Iraq. Ambassador Hill emphasized the importance of Iraq to the greater Middle East as a potential “engine for regional stability and regional economic growth.” Towards this end, Ambassador Hill identified the support for “democracy and democratic institutions on a purely nonpartisan basis” as “imperative” for future relations between Iraq and the United States.
To see our complete notes of the hearing, please click here.
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