1.0Syria Commenthttps://joshualandis.com/blogJoshuahttps://joshualandis.com/blog/author/syriacomment/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3o4MKRtIBE"><a href="https://joshualandis.com/blog/twilight-struggle-by-eli-lake/">“Twilight Struggle” by Eli Lake</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://joshualandis.com/blog/twilight-struggle-by-eli-lake/embed/#?secret=3o4MKRtIBE" width="600" height="338" title="““Twilight Struggle” by Eli Lake” — Syria Comment" data-secret="3o4MKRtIBE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Qunfuz has an excellent article on the raid into Syria and the sentiments of Syrians. PRI interview with Landis on Syria Raid Twilight Struggle In its closing days, the Bush administration escalates the war on terror. By Eli Lake,  The New Republic  Published: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 On Sunday, U.S. helicopters accompanied by a special […]http://afp.google.com/media/ALeqM5gi3OpiynaZX5pp58ydeLNJFJe_Uw?size=m