Traveling in Europe on his first trip as secretary of state, John Kerry has had his first close encounter with the Syrian opposition. It doesn’t bode well. Last year, we know now, President Obama rejected near-unanimous advice from the Pentagon, the CIA, and the State Department – including from Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – to begin arming Syria’s rebels. In so doing, Obama stood firm against another potentially disastrous American adventure abroad. Still, it now appears that the United States is edging closer ... Read More