Victor Davis Hanson says we are watching a new version of 1979 being played out all over again, as a weak President sees his cherished beliefs about the way of the world vanishing in the harsh glare of global reality. Obama's weakness is already leading to instability, and it will get much worse. Obama may also be beginning to understand that George W. Bush was not a dunce.

Charles Krauthammer understands the game that is being played against Israel, which is designed to deprive Israel of any legitimate form of self-defense.

Andrew Bacevich says we are spending too much time, energy and money on places like the Middle East, instead of here in our own hemisphere.

Arthur Herman believes just the opposite, that America's disengagement in the Mediterranean and elsewhere will lead to even more problems.

Ralph Peters believes the folks in Washington are blind to the transformation going on in Turkey.

Mickey Kaus says the Democrats are on the path to doom, and he wants off.

Well, I was wrong about the British reaction to the recent shooting rampage when I said we would not see any gun control stories. Here is one, as the Prime Minister cautions against a knee-jerk response on the gun issue.