{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Syria Comment","provider_url":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog","author_name":"Joshua","author_url":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/author\/syriacomment\/","title":"\"Getting Down to Business,\" by Andrew Tabler - Syria Comment","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8q7eIN1Lud\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/getting-down-to-business-by-andrew-tabler\/\">&#8220;Getting Down to Business,&#8221; by Andrew Tabler<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/getting-down-to-business-by-andrew-tabler\/embed\/#?secret=8q7eIN1Lud\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&#8220;Getting Down to Business,&#8221; by Andrew Tabler&#8221; &#8212; Syria Comment\" data-secret=\"8q7eIN1Lud\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Andrew Tabler has an excellent op-ed in the Herald Tribune, explaining why dialogue and doing business with Syria will be more affective for what ails the US in the region than bombs and sanctions. Getting down to business By Andrew Tabler Friday, September 14, 2007 DAMASCUS: Relations between the Syrian government and Americans who work [&hellip;]"}