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Al-Qaida threat in Iraq is more menacing, lawmakers, experts say

by Stephanie Haines | Mar 18, 2014 | National Security

WASHINGTON—Two years after President Barack Obama removed all U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the al-Qaida threat in the region has grown more menacing, but few analysts or lawmakers agree on what role the U.S. should play in the on-going conflict. “Al-Qaida was...

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