- Thomas Ricks continues his rant on the dismissal of CENTCOM Commander General James Mattis.
- Ricks’ earlier takes here.
- Some Teaparty folks think Mattis’ dismissal is part of Obama’s longer-term intent to kill Americans.
- Maybe, but at least we know the moon landing wasn’t faked.
- But, really, while Mattis may be a popular and effective leader of Marines, his role at CENTCOM as the face of the American power in the Middle East probably requires a bit more diplomatic polish than he’s demonstrated in the past.
- International Crisis Group on new threats from North Korea.
- The internal political dynamics in Syria suggest that the war isn’t likely to end any time soon.
- Interesting podcast from America Abroad on the spill-over effects of the Syrian war.
- Daniel Serwer concludes that the longer term trends in Syria also look bleak.
- I haven’t seen the episode of PBS’s NOVA on Drones, but Kevin Gosztola at Dissenter isn’t very happy about it.
And finally:
- Enjoy the weekend.
Jon Western has spent the last fifteen years teaching IR in liberal arts colleges at Mount Holyoke College and the Five Colleges in western Massachusetts. He has an eclectic range of intellectual interests but often writes on international security, U.S. foreign policy, military intervention, and human rights. He occasionally shares his thoughts about professional life in liberal arts colleges. In his spare time he coaches middle school soccer, mentors the local high school robotics team, skis, and sails.
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