Sending Western troops into Syria too soon could create a power vacuum and a "sudden, uncontrolled state collapse", a retired British general has warned.

BBC: Professor Sir Paul Newton

"If unmanaged disintegration of the Syrian state were to occur, access to weapons of mass destruction would be uncontrolled, " he warned.

BBC: Professor Sir Paul Newton

Having been badly burned by uncontrolled growth in costs in Tennessee's Medicaid program (TennCare once gobbled up a third of the state's budget), we proceeded cautiously with CoverTN and have been rewarded with good control of costs.

WSJ: What Tennessee Is Doing About Health Insurance