Analysis: Foreign allies question America's reliability
Leaders start to doubt U.S. commitment at home, abroad... http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20131006/NEWS03/310060002/Analysis-Foreign-allies-question-America-s-reliability
Danny Yatom, a former director of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, said the U.S. handling of the Syrian crisis and its decision not to attack after declaring “red lines” on chemical weapons has hurt Washington’s credibility.
“I think in the eyes of the Syrians and the Iranians, and the rivals of the United States, it was a signal of weakness, and credibility was deteriorated,” he said.