The Gulf Crisis Exposes a Deeper Issue Leon Panetta's stark assessment of the situation in the Strait of Hormuz should serve as a wake up call for policymakers.
As former CIA director, his words carry weight due to his expertise and the eerie similarity between this crisis and past conflicts.
Panetta's analogy of Iran holding "a gun to our head" over the Strait is apt, but it glosses over the complexity of the issue.