Was Afghanistan Worth It?
My latest for The National Interest, “Was Afghanistan Worth It?” takes issue with the Marine commandant’s assessment of that question.
Lech Walesa: Gays Have No Right to Govern
The anti-communist icon is once again in hot water for making idiotic comments.
The Hagel Fishing Expedition
The smear campaign against defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel has taken a bizarre turn.
China Starting To Get Irritated With North Korea?
North Korea’s latest provocations may be testing the patience of their patrons in Beijing.
Hagel Will Be Confirmed, But The Hagel Battle Tells Us Much About The GOP
Chuck Hagel will be confirmed, but the campaign against him tells us much about the current state of Republican foreign policy
Turkey Embassy Bombing Not Another Benghazi
Ross Wilson, former US ambassador to Turkey, says yesterday’s suicide attack on our embassy in Ankara “was no Benghazi.”
GOP Swings And Misses At Clinton Benghazi Hearings
Despite some tough questions, Congressional Republicans didn’t land a glove on Secretary of State Clinton.
Malik Obama Running for Kenya Governorship
Amusing in light of the birther nonsense:Obama half brother Malik seeks Kenya governor’s office.
McCain and Hagel: United by Vietnam, Divided by Iraq
In “Veterans and Senate Buddies, Until Another War Split Them,” Elisabeth Bumiller profiles the relationship between Chuck Hagel and John McCain:
Heading Off the Stupidest War
Would a formal guarantee of Israel’s security deter Iran from whatever nuclear weapons development program it has?