An Aggressor Nation Or Extremist Group Could

These Days, It Takes Only Seconds - Seconds - For A Picture, A Photo, To Suddenly Become An International Headline.

Winning In Afghanistan Is Having A Country That Is Stable Enough To Ensure That There Is No Safe Haven For Al Qaida Or For A Militant Taliban That Welcomes Al Qaida. That's Really The Measure Of Success For The United States.

My Whole Life Has Been Dedicated To Public Service.

The White House Was So Eager To Rid Itself Of Iraq That It Was Willing To Withdraw Rather Than Lock In Arrangements That Would Preserve Our Influence And Interests.

My Impression Is That Putin Feels That He Can Basically Manipulate The West To Do What He Ultimately Wants To Achieve, And That He Feels He's Gotten Away With It So Far, And That All He Has To Do Is Basically Play The Same Game.