The U.S. & ISIS: New Questions Over Doing Deals With Dictators Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email US President Barack Obama (L) speaking to journalists on April 30, 2013 in Washington and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaking to journalists on December 9, 2010 in Paris. ( FRANCK FIFE/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP / Getty ) Produced by Sana Venjara and Arwa Gunja Produced by PRI and WNYC