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Jonathan Lord
Jonathan Lord is a senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He previously was a staff member for the House Armed Services Committee, the Iraq country director in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and a political military analyst in the Department of Defense. Follow him on Twitter @JonathanLordDC.