David Ignatius's Blog, page 70

America seems to be on a death trip. We can’t fix it by demonizing one another.

America can do better than this.

Iran must escape the American chokehold before it becomes fatal

We’re closer to the brink of war.

Trump has a credibility problem with Iran. Shanahan’s departure makes it worse.

The acting Pentagon chief steps down at a moment of significant potential military risk.

Is the Iran-U.S. tinderbox about to ignite?

Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign has collided head on with Khamenei’s maximum resistance.

Trump’s words on D-Day are at odds with his actions

Rarely did a speech and the speaker seem so much in conflict.

Britain is the club that Trump resents but desperately wants to join

Despite talk of “great love,” the actions of the president and his allies have strained a once-solid relationship.

Mueller went out like a lamb when the country needed a lion

He was so deferential Wednesday that, in practical terms, he ceded the ground to President Trump and his apologists.

The most damaging part of Trump’s response to the Mueller report

While the political debates over Russian interference continue, the U.S. military is taking the offensive.

How to make sense of the clown show that is Trump’s foreign policy

The president is in full campaign mode, and he doesn’t want to be seen to fail in anything.

A stunning case of European hypocrisy

The European nations shunning responsibility for Islamic State prisoners are reprehensible.