Posted April 13, 2018 at 3:06pm
Defense Secretary James Mattis fears wider U.S. involvement in Syria could “spiral out of control,” even as President Donald Trump is threatening a strike. And with the Iran nuclear deal still up in the air, U.S. diplomacy is crippled by the vacancy at the top of the State Department. CQ foreign policy editor Megan Scully and defense reporter John M. Donnelly explain.