State Dept's Iran Crisis: Expertise Gap, Chaotic Evacuations
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The State Departments Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs grapples with significant challenges amidst the Iran conflict, including staff cuts, leadership shakeups, and budget reductions. Expert advice is sidelined, and evacuations become chaotic due to lost consular staff and language experts. Temporary task forces are in place, but volunteers from previous layoffs remain unutilized, raising concerns about American safety abroad.
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