Jay Carney: “There is no doubt that bin Laden is dead. Certainly, there is doubt -- no doubt among al Qaeda members that he is dead.”

If that cooperation leads to the capture of bin Laden or al-Zawahiri, it is a major success for the president to tout.

The principle that we don't leave our men and women behind doesn't have an asterisk attached to it depending on who's holding you.

As a general principle, going back all the way to our founding, the United States military does not leave its men and women in uniform behind when they are held by the enemy in captivity.

The United States has direct channels of communications with the DPRK. And instead of spending money on celebrity sporting events to entertain the elites of that country, the North Korean regime should focus on the well-being of its own…