by Patrick Appel
George Packer advocates for US visas on behalf of Iraqis who have helped the US:
President Obama has the good fortune of still being able to save some lives. But not for long. An Iraqi who works for the U.S., and who spent the month of May in hiding after getting a threat, told Arango that, after the last American units leave later this year, “it’s going to be the worst time for those people who worked for the Americans.” This man has been waiting on his visa request since 2009. And yet the Obama Administration has done no reckoning, no list-gathering, no contingency planning. Just as time runs out on these Iraqis, the doors have slammed in their faces.
The Dish 