[The Czech Republic] is where it’s necessary to duly sow, even without the local compliance of the population, the American “cuckoo method” of democracy.
The Syrian crisis has been outsourced to Vladimir Putin, who audaciously volunteered men and material to do what Obama and his Western allies have abstained from doing.
If the U.S. turns its back on the world and builds a wall around itself, the international community, losing its unifying force, will go into a tailspin.
Invalid evaluations will not only place front-line troops in harm's way, but can also easily encourage blind optimism that will only give way to chaos and confusion.