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b'The United States says its goal in Syria is to help its allies defeat the Islamic State, not to fight the government. But it\\u2019s getting harder stay out of the civil war. Guests: Helene Cooper, the Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times; Jennifer Steinhauer, who covers Congress. For more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit http://nyti.ms/2tdgVBP.'