President Obama and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel released statements honoring the sacrifices of U.S. servicemen, their families and the Iraqi people on Tuesday, the 10th anniversary of the the start of the war in Iraq. The rest of Washington is quiet.
Saying that the deadly attacks that took the lives of over 60 people on Tuesday were the "first Stage," that will be followed by "revenge," al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the more than dozen bombs that were detonated in Iraq. Another 200 were injured in the attacks.
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 – U.S. defenses are sufficient to stand up to current ballistic missile threats, but must continue to evolve because “the threat of ballistic missiles is not going down,†the commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command told Congress today.
It has been reported through the Syrian Arab News Agency today that Syrian rebels have attacked Aleppo with a chemical weapon fired from a rocket, killing at least 15 people and injuring another 86.