“Iran is paying very close attention to what we’re doing,” Mr. Panetta said. “There’s no question in my mind they’re looking at the situation, and what they are seeing right now is an element of weakness.”
At the center of the liberal internationalist foreign policy team Obama’s leaning on is a serious lack of strategy and leadership.
Enough said.
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