{"id":21546,"date":"2014-11-08T13:33:45","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T18:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=21546"},"modified":"2014-11-08T13:33:45","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T18:33:45","slug":"gains-al-nusra-affect-u-s-strategy-syria-pbs-newshour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/gains-al-nusra-affect-u-s-strategy-syria-pbs-newshour\/","title":{"rendered":"Fareed Zakaria goes 1-on-1 with Syria expert Joshua Landis to discuss an innovative solution to the ongoing Syrian crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/video\/data\/2.0\/video\/bestoftv\/2014\/11\/08\/exp-gps-landis-sot-syria.cnn.html\">Fareed Zakaria goes 1-on-1 with Syria expert Joshua Landis <\/a>to discuss an innovative solution to the ongoing Syrian crisis.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/video\/api\/embed.html#\/video\/bestoftv\/2014\/11\/08\/exp-gps-landis-sot-syria.cnn\" width=\"416\" height=\"234\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This short clip comes out of the longer interview I did with Danny<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/how-do-gains-by-al-nusra-affect-u-s-strategy-in-syria\/#.VF5WaM_iL7c.blogger\">How do gains by al-Nusra affect U.S. strategy in Syria? &#8211; Part 2 | PBS NewsHour<\/a><br \/>\nJoshua Landis &amp; Andrew Tabler discuss what this means for US policy with Judy Woodruff<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/video.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/2365363970\" width=\"512\" height=\"376\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 1 of the PBS show<\/strong> = The set up of news clips which also includes some excellent graphics explaining which describe the disposition of forces on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. navigates complicated cast of opposition groups in search of partner to fight Islamic State \u2013 Part 1<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the al-Nusra Front seized a major weapons cache from U.S.-backed Syrian rebels &#8212; a blow to Washington&#8217;s effort to keep territory out of militant control. 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