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This week on Bombshell we take a long look at Syria with special guest Melissa Dalton: what happened, what questions to ask, what hot takes to avoid, and where to go from here. And then we drink a lot. Also on the table: Devin Nunes and the Great Unmasking, reading tea-leaves in the National Security Council staff and membership, Jared Kushner's Wes Anderson adventure, how one dresses to go to war, and a few of our favorite spy novels.

Readings:

• Jane Perlez,\xa0After Xi Leaves, Chinese Media Assail Strike on Syria\xa0 (NYT)
• Declan Walsh,\xa0Attacks\xa0Shows\xa0ISIS\u2019 New Plan: Divide Egypt by Killing Christians (NYT)
• Ryan Lizza, on the\xa0House Russia investigation (New Yorker)
• Michael Crowley,\xa0Susan Rice Becomes the Target of Conservative Attacks(Politico)
• Susan Hennessey and April Doss,\xa0What Intelligence Officials Really Mean when the Talk About Unmasking(Lawfare)
• Susan Hennessey and Ben Wittes,\xa0It's Time for a Select Committee On Russia (Also, We Told You So) (Lawfare)
• Michael Hanna and Sam Heller,\xa0Journey into the Unknown (WOTR)
• Carl Prine,\xa0Why didn\u2019t Trump drop bombs\xa0(San Diego Union-Trib)
• CSIS report,\xa0Deterring Iran After the Nuclear Deal
• Adam Weinstein,\xa0Jared Goes to Iraq (Task and Purpose)