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Is Syria Like Iraq? By Joshua Landis, May 1, 2012, Syria Comment In my recent discussion with Murhaf Jouejati on PBS Newshour, I argued that the reason the US should avoid taking the lead in Syria is that the conflict is sectarian and resembles that of Iraq, where the US had little success. Murhaf took […]http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/05/04/opinion/0504KELLERblechman/0504KELLERblechman-articleLarge.jpg