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Russia is defending Iran’s nuclear program diplomatically, and helping to build it physically. The Russians argue that Europeans have played an even more pivotal role in paving Iran's path toward the bomb, but Europe seems to be slowly coming around to correct its mistake.
Asking why there is ethnic and religious conflict is like asking why Cain killed Abel. At that time, there was no ethnicity and no religion. They were literally brothers. Yet one killed the other.
David Ignatius has compared the Iraqi challenge to diffusing a land mine, and Rami Khouri to the difficulty of digging oneself out of a hole. A more apt parallel might be for America to think like a tortoise racing against a terrorist hare.
The Question: After Benazir Bhutto's assassination on Thursday, what's next for Pakistan?
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is yet another brutal peek into the world's future if the jihad threat is not confronted and defeated. Just as Syria routinely assassinates its democratic opponents in Lebanon, and just as Iraqi politicians and citizens fear for their lives while trying to escape a legacy of tyranny, we see how Islamo-fascists will stop at nothing to destroy their archenemies: democracy and freedom. We also see that no country or faith is safe from the jihadis and their favorite weapon, the suicide bomber, since they have no compunction at slaughtering fellow Muslims in a Muslim country.
The Current Discussion: In their campaign, should Barack Obama and running mate Joseph Biden advocate a clean break in U.S. foreign policy, or should they rely on continuity and experience?
The Democrats should not be aiming for continuity or a clean break in American foreign policy but for a third option: synthesis.
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