{"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":"Obama and the Middle East - Syria Comment","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ocfZialKqV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/obama-and-the-middle-east\/\">Obama and the Middle East<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/obama-and-the-middle-east\/embed\/#?secret=ocfZialKqV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Obama and the Middle East&#8221; &#8212; Syria Comment\" data-secret=\"ocfZialKqV\" 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":"[Landis Comment]\u00a0 Syria is expecting change with Obama&#8217;s election. The Syrian people were overwhelmingly in favor of Obama. The Syrian leadership are Obama fans as well because he\u00a0promises to draw down the US involvement in Iraq within the next two years, re-open regular US communication with Syria, and follow the recommendations of the Baker-Hamilton report, [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/media3.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/photo\/2008\/11\/05\/PH2008110500612.jpg"}