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On Sunday, elections were held in France and in Greece. And although the French, who have a large economy, elected a Socialist, the real -- and most dangerous -- news of the day came from the Greek election in which voters gave strong support, though no… more »

In May 2011, when asked by CBS News about why he would not release photos of the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Obama said, "We don't need to spike the football." How much things have changed in a year. As we've approached this week's third ann… more »

It would be funny if it weren't so serious: Russia, which is helping Iran develop its nuclear capabilities, which is supporting the murderous Bashar al Assad in Syria, and which suffered its most ignominious and embarrassing military defeat in Afghanis… more »

If the Obama administration's foreign policy apparatus were a dog, it would be the legendary dog which chases parked cars. It bangs its head, is momentarily confused, learns nothing, and does it again. After a few years of utter failure in containing I… more »

We know that Barack Obama is the most political of the supremely political creatures inside the Beltway. We believe that prior stories of his suggesting to Israel that they not do anything regarding Iran until after the US election are credible. And we… more »

My father-in-law recently sent me a link to a video of a man named Tarek Fatah speaking at least year's ideacity conference (an annual Canadian conference of 50 big thinkers). Mr. Fatah's words were truly remarkable and inspiring, and I urge you all to… more »

My AmSpec colleague Aaron Goldstein recently penned a note chastising General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for his assertion that the Iranian regime is basically rational. My take is between Goldstein's and Dempsey's. I don't… more »

With Sunday's news that a US soldier massacred 16 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, in their sleep and then burned the bodies, the little that the US can claim to have achieved in Afghanistan, at great cost over a decade, is now likely to be… more »

As I was one of the first bloggers to object to our government's pathetic apologies for the accidental burning of some Korans, I appreciate Kira Davis' reality-based apology to Afghan President Karzai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYEctbGSkkw more »

NATO Commanding General John Allen and Obama administration Press Secretary Jay Carney were more apologetic than a bacon salesman at a rabbi convention after some Korans (copies of the Muslim holy book, much like the bible to Jews and Christians) were b… more »