“What is needed is a coherent U.S. commitment to the support of allies and the facing down of enemies (Iran and Sunni Islamists)—across the land space of Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. The limited commitment in northeast Syria would form a part of any such strategy.”
AuthorJonathan Spyer
Jonathan Spyer is a Middle East analyst, author and journalist specializing in the Levant and Iraq. He is the director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis (MECRA), a Research Fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Strategy and Security and a Fellow at the Middle East Forum.