By Paul J. Saunders

A flawed argument for intervention.

The United States is setting precedents for unmanned warfare that it might regret.

Muscovite minds are opening to the possibility of a solution.

Don't assume continuity. The future of U.S. foreign policy over the next four years seems quite uncertain.

The administration’s lack of leadership, competence and resolve has made a bad situation worse.

Moscow has sent warships to the port of Tartus. But there won't be many compatriots to meet them at the dock.