The US is accusing Iran of aiding Syria’s government in the civil war. The charge is likely quite true, but the rhetoric follows on the heels of the Israeli attack on Syria indicating that the stakes in Syria are escalating for outside powers. The slow but sure insertion of outside interests in the civil war continues to match the escalating violence within Syria. Such a mix is almost invariably dangerous.
Secretary of State Clinton gave one of her final speeches to the Council on Foreign Relations yesterday and the transcript of the speech has been published. It is definitely worth reading. Secretary Clinton accomplished a great deal during her tenure–perhaps her single most important breakthrough was in opening up Burma–but much of what she accomplished was basic, necessary, and not very visible. In short, she did her job just as it should be done. She will be regarded as one of the nation’s great Secretaries of State.
It’s Friday night. Relax!
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