Red, Red Lines

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, After Xi Leaves, Chinese Media Assail Strike on Syria  (NYT) Declan Walsh, Attacks Shows ISIS’ New Plan: Divide Egypt by Killing Christians (NYT) Ryan Lizza, on the House Russia investigation (New Yorker) Michael Crowley, Susan Rice Becomes the Target of Conservative Attacks(Politico) Susan Hennessey and April Doss, What Intelligence Officials Really Mean when the Talk About Unmasking(Lawfare) Susan Hennessey and Ben Wittes, It's Time for a Select Committee On Russia (Also, We Told You So) (Lawfare) Michael Hanna and Sam Heller, Journey into the Unknown (WOTR) Carl Prine, Why didn’t Trump drop bombs (San Diego Union-Trib) CSIS report, Deterring Iran After the Nuclear Deal Adam Weinstein, Jared Goes to Iraq (Task and Purpose)