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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

It's Thursday, November 19th. I'm Dorothy Wickendon, executive editor of The New Yorker writers and editors about politics. It's Thursday, November 19th.

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This week, after the massacre of more than 100 people in Paris,

the United States helped France expand its air campaign against ISIS.

Here's President Obama in Turkey on Monday addressing the G20 conference.

We have always understood that this would be a long-term campaign.

There will be setbacks and there will be successes.

The terrible events in Paris were obviously a terrible and sickening setback.

Even as we grieve with our French friends, however, we can't lose sight

that there has been progress being made. Dexter Filkins is here to discuss how the fight against

ISIS is changing. Hi, Dexter. Hi. Last year, Obama referred to ISIS as Al-Qaeda's JV team.

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