It has been reported that US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has resigned under pressure as President Obama has decided to shake up his national security team in the face of growing conflicts overseas and hawkish Republicans reasserting themselves on Capitol Hill. Please read http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/us/hagel-said-to-be-stepping-down-as-defense-chief-under-pressure.html?_r=0
Meanwhile, there is disturbing news for the US-led international campaign against the ISIS from Saudi Arabia. Saudi military intelligence has reportedly arrested two senior F-15 pilots who refused to fly missions in late October, after they expressed their utmost resentment at Saudi Arabia’s alliance with the United States. For further reading click http://www.ibtimes.co.in/us-led-coalition-crumbling-saudi-pilots-refuse-bomb-isis-targets-iraq-614495
In another development, White House officials and the CIA have reportedly informed the Saudis that some of their American-trained pilots were jettisoning their bombs and ammunition over inconsequential or totally unpopulated areas and then returning to their bases in Saudi Arabia. Please read http://worldmeets.us/awdnews000001POST.shtml#axzz3K49SiU2y
We invite your views on these disturbing developments taking place in views of the present crises unfolding in West Asia.