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</html><description>Sami Moubayed, writing for World Politics Watch, "What Can Syria Deliver in Iraq?" discusses what assistance Syria may be be able to offer to the United States towards decreasing the violence in Iraq. Here is a section of the interesting report: The United States wants cooperation in Iraq. Syria wants a free hand in Lebanon. [&hellip;]</description></oembed>

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