How America Changed Its Approach to Political Islam
The view from Washington has shifted a lot over the decades.
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We may not know for years. But the answer is critical as France and its allies ready their response.
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In 2011, an upstart group in Damascus began charting a pluralistic future for the country. Now the organization is a shell of its former self.
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