Outside the Beltway

President Obama doesn’t seem to have any idea what he wants to do in Iraq.

The war in Gaza seems to be winding down, but the underlying issues remain.

A glimmer of hope in Gaza is quickly snuffed out.

The Israeli public if overwhelmingly behind the war in Gaza, and that means it will probably continue for awhile.

A new poll shows that Americans are divided over Israel’s actions in Gaza, but this most likely will not impact relations between the two countries.

Hopes for a temporary respite in the Gaza conflict faded away today.

Relying on the policies of a man who was President in a very different time is not a substitute for a rational foreign policy.

George Will has come under criticism for pointing out what seems to be an undeniable fact.

Recent polls notwithstanding, Republicans and Democrats remain largely in lockstep when it comes to U.S. policy toward Israel.

The next phase of Israel’s attack on Hamas has begun.

Things look to be going from bad to worse in Gaza.

The First World War played an intriguing role in the birth of the radical Islam we are dealing with today.

The justice system works, there’s no need to scrap it.

For some reason, President Obama wants to arm so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels.

Is ISIS about to make the situation in the Levant even worse?

A century later, the shots fired in Sarajevo 100 years ago still echo.

The first three months of the year were worse for the economy than first thought.

Recent events in Iraq have opened up old domestic political arguments in the United States.

Iraq is falling apart for reasons that have nothing to do with President Obama or his policies.

It’s sure beginning to look like a civil war in Iraq, albeit a rather one sided one at the moment.

The Iraqi government seems to be panicking.

Contrary to the oft-repeated slogan, the United States has negotiated with terrorists before. And we will do it again.

More problems for the planned 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Yet another autiobiography invites public discussion about her accomplishments.

Different name, same result in Egypt.

Diplomatic word games.

Open mouth, insert foot.

Middle East peace talks are apparently in such bad shape that the U.S. is thinking of releasing Jonathan Pollard as an incentive to Israel.

The Pentagon wants to continue receiving special war funding well into peacetime.