President Barack Obama shakes hands with soldiers on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Aug, 31, 2010. Obama visited the post to thank all troops for contributions that led to the official end of combat operations in Iraq. White House photo by Lawrence Jackson Shouldn't Winning The War Be Mr. Obama's Top Mission? -- Washington Post editorial
ENDANGERED Democrats beseech President Obama to focus on the problems at home. Republicans smelling blood attack him if he talks about anything but the recession. His own aides promise, from time to time, that his mission will consist of "jobs, jobs, jobs."
In fact, no president can focus exclusively on just one thing, and in any case there's not all that much Mr. Obama can do right now about "jobs, jobs, jobs." So we sympathize with the dilemma that gave birth to the mixed-message presidential address from the Oval Office on Tuesday night. But we worry about it, too.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Afghanistan: It’s Not Over -- Lieutenant General James M. Dubik, Small Wars Journal
If Saddam Had Stayed -- Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
Are Saudi dissidents preparing to overthrow the king? -- Benjamin Joffe-Walt, Jerusalem Post
Peace in the Middle East? Probably not. -- C.M. Sennott, Global Post
Hezbollah car bombs on our border: Why isn't Obama's Department of Homeland Security concerned? -- Rep. Sue Myrick, The Washington Times
Castro's attempted image makeover -- Andrew Swift, Foreign Policy
Guns, drugs, and La Barbie: Why America is responsible for Mexican drug cartels -- Jacob Bronsther, Christian Science Monitor
The Other Religion at Ground Zero -- Lisa Miller, Newsweek
Weak America Means a Dangerous World -- Michael Mandelbaum, Real Clear World
The economics of war -- Doyle McManus, L.A. Times
America Is Losing the Resource Wars -- Daniel McGroarty, Real Clear World
The New Old World Order -- Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
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