Andrew Tabler, author of In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle With Syria, appeared on PBS Newshour to discuss the possible Arab League Peace Plan.
"Tabler, a fellow in the Arab politics program at the Washington Institute, offers a firsthand account of U.S. relations with Syria during the Bush administration in this timely and objective memoir. A journalist and fluent Arabist, the author resided in Damascus from 2001 to 2008, where he cofounded--with the support and encouragement of Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad--Syria Today, a quarterly magazine on Syrian affairs. From his unique perch, the author watched as U.S.-Syrian relations that historically 'oscillated between isolation and engagement' took a decided turn for the worse, with the U.S. imposing sanctions on Syria in 2004..." Read the full review.
