Robert Gates: “Regardless of timelines or anything else, the consequences of leaving Iraq in chaos have enormous national security…”

Putin feels that he has a destiny to recreate the Russian Empire.

He's going to insist on occupying all four of the eastern provinces of the Donbas.

I think that it's still a problem for the Saudis.

I think it would be a very heavy political lift for the president to say he's going to cut off military supplies to Israel unless they stop in Gaza.