Bad and Worse Options in Iraq
As ISIL continues to fight, Iraq’s military is ill-equipped. But what to do?
White House Lectures Israel About Peace
Moral equivocation between Israel and Hamas is mindless and wrong.
Ukraine Cease-Fire Ends With Little Change
While the West dithers, Ukraine is taking control of its own destiny.
Immigration Strategy Is Undermining Rule of Law
Creating a humanitarian crisis so as to inflict maximum damage.
Administration Forced to Release Drone Memo
Killing Anwar al-Awlaki was justifiable, but not without concerns about precedent.
Who’s Stuck in Iraq Now?
John Kerry’s “botched joke” from 2006 somehow seems relevant again.
Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter Receives Medal of Honor
“I know that if you put a thousand Marines in that situation, they would all do the same exact thing for me.”
The Real ‘Creeping National Security Crisis’
While Obama frets over global warming, Iraq presents a true threat.
Jihadistan Rising
Obama called leaving Iraq an “extraordinary achievement.” Little more than two years later, it’s chaos.
The Invasion of Alien Children
The Obama administration’s illegal alien busing program is hugely problematic.
Russia: Lurching Toward Surrender?
Obama thinks he’s isolated Russia. The truth is not that good.
White House Somehow Surprised by Reaction to Bergdahl’s Release
Most Americans haven’t taken kindly to the commander in chief materially supporting terrorists.
Obama Wages War Against Straw Men
His commencement address at West Point was the wrong place for a political stump speech.
Obama’s Obsession With ‘Ending’ Afghanistan
Add another item to Obama’s long list of foreign policy failures.
Victory Over Al-Qaida? Not Yet
Congress reconsiders the Authorization for Military Force, while Obama argues al-Qaida is defeated.
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