Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify every person involved in programs designed to …
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Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the US: 4 Problems That Won’t Be Solved
Here are four geopolitical conundrums that underlie Turkey’s relationship with Washington.
The Roots of Sexual Abuse in the Military
There is a growing sense in the Pentagon that the series of scandals is beyond the military’s control
Turkish PM Talks Syria With Obama at White House
(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey will keep ramping up pressure to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, but there’s “no magic formula” to stop his violence.
At a news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House Rose Garden, Obama says the only …
Petraeus Email Objected to Benghazi Talking Points
(WASHINGTON) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details …
Yet Another Sexual-Assault Investigation Likely to Spur Congressional Action
There is growing concern inside the Pentagon that the military cannot be counted on to defend those in its ranks against sexual predators
Senate Panel Approves U.S. Ambassador to Libya
(WASHINGTON) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Libya, a post that has been vacant since insurgents attacked the diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September, killing Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
With little discussion, the …
Obama-Friendly Think Tank Ponders a Nuclear-Armed Iran
Could it be that Obama’s red line against Tehran becoming a nuclear-weapons state is fading?
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron Visits U.S., but the Real Action Is Across the Pond
However far into the distance Cameron seems to gaze, no matter where he roams, his primary focus remains back home in Westminster and on Britain and its relationship with the European Union.
Still More Benghazi
Seems to me that Andrew Sullivan has nailed the import of the latest email revelations. But there is one point to note for future reference.
State Dep’t Sought to Change Libya Talking Points
(WASHINGTON) — Political considerations influenced the talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi, Libya, with State Department and other senior administration officials asking that references to terror groups and prior warnings be deleted, according to department …
Michael Crowley on the Politics of Benghazi
TIME’s Michael Crowley joined Morning Joe to talk about the attack last September that continues to dominate conversation in Washington D.C.
“Here's where we are with regard to Syria. With all the credibility we've gained in the world, we don't want to blow it like the last administration did in Iraq, saying 'weapons of mass destruction.'”
— Vice President Joe Biden to Rolling Stone's Douglas Brinkley on why the Obama administration is so cautious about its public statements on Syria
