Panetta’s Revelation -- Max Boot, Commentary
Leon Panetta made a fascinating disclosure in his congressional testimony on Thursday: He revealed that he had backed the proposal by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and CIA Director David Petraeus last year to arm the Syrian rebels. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, revealed that he too was supportive. So if all of the major players on President Obama’s national security team were in favor, why was nothing done?
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Commentary, Opinions, And Editorials
An uneasy courtship as Iran and Egypt test the waters -- Alan Philps, The National
Obama’s last chance to stop Iran -- Noah beck, Washington Times
Egypt's corruption woes -- Sahar Aziz and Derek Clinger, Special to CNN
Why uranium would make a North Korean nuclear test especially scary -- Max Fisher, Washington Post
How to detect a nuclear test from North Korea -- News.com.au/AFP
Viewpoints: How serious are China-Japan tensions? -- BBC
China’s provocative acts are raising the risk of a military clash -- Asahi Shimbun editorial
How An Ill Hugo Chavez Has Made Venezuela's Opposition Even Weaker -- Carlos Antonio Romero Mendez, World Cunch
Blaming Terrorists for Terrorism -- Lee Smith, Weekly Standard
Obama’s last chance to stop Iran -- Noah beck, Washington Times
Egypt's corruption woes -- Sahar Aziz and Derek Clinger, Special to CNN
Why uranium would make a North Korean nuclear test especially scary -- Max Fisher, Washington Post
How to detect a nuclear test from North Korea -- News.com.au/AFP
Viewpoints: How serious are China-Japan tensions? -- BBC
China’s provocative acts are raising the risk of a military clash -- Asahi Shimbun editorial
How An Ill Hugo Chavez Has Made Venezuela's Opposition Even Weaker -- Carlos Antonio Romero Mendez, World Cunch
Blaming Terrorists for Terrorism -- Lee Smith, Weekly Standard
How to detect a nuclear test from North Korea -- News.com.au/AFP
Viewpoints: How serious are China-Japan tensions? -- BBC
China’s provocative acts are raising the risk of a military clash -- Asahi Shimbun editorial
How An Ill Hugo Chavez Has Made Venezuela's Opposition Even Weaker -- Carlos Antonio Romero Mendez, World Cunch
Blaming Terrorists for Terrorism -- Lee Smith, Weekly Standard
Drones Better than Boots on the Ground -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Do US drone kills need an oversight board? How would it work? -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
The Evolution of Irregular War. Insurgents and Guerrillas From Akkadia to Afghanistan -- Max Boot, Foreign Affairs
Viewpoints: How serious are China-Japan tensions? -- BBC
China’s provocative acts are raising the risk of a military clash -- Asahi Shimbun editorial
How An Ill Hugo Chavez Has Made Venezuela's Opposition Even Weaker -- Carlos Antonio Romero Mendez, World Cunch
Blaming Terrorists for Terrorism -- Lee Smith, Weekly Standard
Drones Better than Boots on the Ground -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Do US drone kills need an oversight board? How would it work? -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
The Evolution of Irregular War. Insurgents and Guerrillas From Akkadia to Afghanistan -- Max Boot, Foreign Affairs