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[Washington Post] Senior Obama administration officials are debating how to address a potential terrorist threat to U.S. interests from a Somali extremist group, with some in the military advocating strikes against its training camps. But many officials maintain that uncertainty about the intentions of the al-Shabab organization dictates a more patient, nonmilitary approach.
Al-Shabab, whose fighters [...]

There was a time when U.S. Presidents were expected to go overseas and promote the country as a champion of values and ideals. But President Barack Obama has taken mea culpa self-flagellation to new heights with his slight against the Greatest Generation, however inadvertent. Here’s an excerpt from a column by Bret Stephens:
“As the only [...]

Arthur Herman makes an interesting point:
To understand the nature of this challenge, consider that the distance between Baghdad and Tbilisi is barely 578 miles, less than the distance between New York City and Chicago. Iraq and Georgia, both of which have democratic governments, are sandwiched between Iran and Russia, two of the most authoritarian governments [...]

The apologists for Russia are out in full force, making their ridiculous comparisons and justifications. (Indeed, history does repeat itself, the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. This same variety of fools once blamed Ronald Reagan, not Soviet imperialism, for defending Western Europe with Pershing II missiles. How we’ve come full circle.)
Here’s Matt Welch from [...]