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Joshua Landis

US troops should have left Syria and Iraq long ago
Middle East

US troops should have left Syria and Iraq long ago

A few thousand soldiers scattered in desert bases around a region increasingly hostile to their presence makes no sense

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Middle East

US should encourage Arab, Turkish normalization with Syria

It’s time to recognize that sanctions have failed and that a more realistic policy could yield real benefits and reduce escalatory risks.