Russia is expressing dissatisfaction with the Iranians over their nuclear stance, but it appears that this may really be all about the Iranians failure to pay the Russians what the Russians think they are owed.

H.D.S. Greenway says the "surge" is doomed to failure. While it may or may not be so as a military matter, I still think that domestic politics is the root of our eventual withdrawal from Iraq.

Many GOP voters are expressing anxiety over the upcoming elections, according to this New York Times poll. Like me, they see the Iraq War driving voters to the Democrats.

Stuart Rothenberg is completely confused by the Republican presidential race. I'll have some thoughts on that in a future post.