Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) has long been on almost everyone's short list for the Republican vice presidential nomination. But now McDonnell's national security credentials have come into question, thanks to his mishandling of a bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly.

Our national security would be better served if the United States captured al-Asiri and kept him alive for questioning, so we can find out what he knows.

Senator and Colonel Lindsey Graham will reflect on the conflict in Afghanistan and discuss new legislation he introduced to govern habeas corpus reviews by the federal courts.

The Aspen Institute will host AEI scholars Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Charles Murray, Marc A. Thiessen, and Peter J. Wallison for a series of policy talks on health care reform, class in America, the global war on terror, and the US housing market.

So we now have both the current and the former front-runners on record bowing to war fatigue and sentiment for withdrawal. You would not know it from last night's discussion, but we are still a nation at war.

In the wake of the recent events in Afghanistan, sentiment is growing to speed the U.S. military exit. Half of the American people now want to get out faster, and Obama administration officials are reportedly debating doing just that. Which raises a critical question: What would happen if we pulled out of Afghanistan?

How should al Qaeda terrorist suspects held in Western detention be brought to justice? In his new book, "Justice and the Enemy" (PublicAffairs, 2012), British author William Shawcross describes how the lessons of the past can direct us in confronting our enemies today.

This volume sets the stage for a reasoned and robust discussion of the meaning of 9/11 and the law and policy of the war on terrorism.