James Jones: “The fact is that the Iraqi army is moving in a positive direction and is going to be able to take over more of the…”

This is an enormous opportunity that will prove to provide a truly historical and transformational change if done right.

Until there is really a behavioral change at the leadership level in Iran, we should be very, very careful about what we buy into with them.

Mr. Putin's incursion in the Crimea is . . . about exercising political power through the control of energy, and about brandishing the threat of energy scarcity to intimidate and manipulate vulnerable populations.

But when questions of sovereignty kick in and they feel like the terms are being dictated, what they're being asked to do is an affront to their national pride.