During his tour of China this week, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called on Chinese officials to share information about its military programs to allay concerns over China’s defense buildup. In his words, “Greater clarity would generate greater certainty.”
The U.S. sent Air Force F-16s over central Syria in a show of force following the Dec. 13 killing of two U.S. Army Soldiers and one American civilian interpreter by a gunman linked to the Islamic State group.
