Leon Panetta and the 30 Year War

The most interesting news in former Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta’s memoir, “Worthy Fights,” concerns his disagreements with the Obama White House over Syria, Iraq and the budget crisis — disagreements that have been outlined in recent interviews and in testimony before Congress.In “Worthy Fights,” Mr. Panetta reminds us that two years ago, he — along with David H. Petraeus, then the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton — supported a plan to arm moderate Syrian rebels. New York Times

Gov. Jindal explained how the chaotic world we live in today is largely a product of President Obama’s disbelief in American exceptionalism, and Obama’s decision to allow American hard power to fall into disrepair was the most dangerous mistake he made.at AEI