Embassy Departures

The U.S. State Department has announced that it is withdrawing all “non-essential personnel” from its embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia. For those impacted, it was undoubtedly appreciated; these are starkly dangerous, terrorist times. Have to wonder, however, if it isn’t just a bit bittersweet. How does it feel to be labeled, well, “non-essential”?

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