– State defends its handling of refugees, given the immigration law restrictions.
– David Rothkopf has more details on same point.
– Politico tells of evacuations via a CIA base.
-Reuters summarizes the blame game.
– HASC has a bunch of Afghan-related amendments for NDAA.
– Sen. Cotton organizes a Senate letter.
– James Hohmann worries about civilian control.
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