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The Syria policy the US got wrong—and the bittersweet moment Washington finally got right
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Atlantic Council · Middle East
A former State Department official dissects how the US helped defeat ISIS but didn't protect the Syrian people. The post The Syria policy the US got wrong—and the bittersweet moment Washington finally got right appeared first on Atlantic Council.
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