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On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Alexander Mercouris; editor-in-chief of The Duran, and by Ben Norton, who is currently a contributor to AlterNet’s GrayZone Project.

A Department of Defence report on the U.S. strategy in combating the so-called Islamic State is due early this week. Will the United States dramatically escalate its military presence in Iraq and Syria and cause further suffering and destabilization? More ground troops, stepped up bombings and so-called “safe zones” all appear to be on the table.