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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/opinion/trump-needs-to-be-more-trumpian-in-syria.html
More U.S.-Israeli Coordination Could Change the Balance of Power in the Middle East
(New York Times) Michael Doran - Imagine if Washington and Jerusalem were to develop a joint military plan designed to contain and degrade Iranian forces in Syria. Even a limited American military commitment to a coordinated U.S.-Israeli strategy would immediately change the balance of power on the ground. It would most likely engender more diplomatic cooperation from Mr. Putin while sending a powerful message to Tehran about the necessity of respecting American demands regarding its nuclear program. The writer, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, was a senior director at the National Security Council in the George W. Bush administration.