The Mitt Romney for prez campaign released a new ad running in Iowa that seeks to build on his win in the Saturday straw poll. You can watch it here (note that on this link, the 30-second spot is followed by several minutes of other footage of Romney in Iowa). The script is brief, with Romney […]

The new Bush Administration initiative to sell advanced weaponry to Saudi Arabia and seven other Arab states is being portrayed as an effort to strengthen the military capabilities of countries that share Washington’s interest in containing the growing regional influence of Iran.
I leave it to others more steeped in strategic thinking, like William Arkin who writes […]