[OKSooner]

"the presence of U.S. diplomatic staff at the embassy has become a constraint on U.S. policy."

Thank you for pointing out the (now) obvious euphemism.

Good time to keep one eye on the news, one would suppose.

[caww]

Our embassy withdrawal was a unilateral decision of State Dept ‘because’ embassy has no power & local hospitals unable to provide medical services if were needed.