Military branches join forces to defend the budget; Rice and Carney on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; Obama at the G20; troops in Kuwait.
Panetta, Clapper, Dempsey and Sherman brief Congress; the Arab League might have a deal with Syria; Geithner sits down with Boehner; Nuland on Iran's rant.
Ignore the fearmongering. Much-maligned budget cuts are little more than legislative sleight of hand.
The battle over the Pentagon has begun. Panetta will stop at nothing to protect his house.
For Robert Gates, "accountability" translated into "heads will roll." Much will be lost if Panetta follows his predecessor's lead.
Obama said we're fighting in Afghanistan to eliminate al-Qaeda. Could there be a clearer explanation?