This week, the Pentagon faced a big problem when a group of Marines and Navy personnel were attacked by a Turkish mob. The incident happened while they were on shore leave from their ship, the USS Wasp, which was docked in Izmir, Turkey.  Ten Turkish nationals from a nationalist political party have been arrested in connection with the attack.

But that’s not the only issue. Now, there’s another crisis involving US military personnel—this time in Venezuela. A US Navy sailor has been ...