Despite today's victory, the Center for Security Policy remains concerned about the inadequate attention being paid by many in Washington to the necessity of providing fora robust defense industrial base and hot production lines operated by reliable suppliers to meet America 's present and prospective war material needs.
"We have a responsibility to make sure that al Qaeda does not establish abasefor operations in North Africa and Mali, " U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters Monday.
At the Pentagon, American defense officials were privately reluctant to criticize Russia for moving to protect its nationals or reinforce a military base.