Iranian outbursts towards the United States and Israel are nothing new, but the Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington surprised many people. Iran's animosity toward Saudi Arabia, however, should have surprised no one.

Should the U.S. government talk to terrorist groups? Freelance foreign affairs analyst Perry offers a resounding "yes." His argument, however, is based on a specious reading of recent events in Iraq, which he then extrapolates to other violent players in the Middle East.

Unfortunately, the rising threat of an Iranian Winter--nuclear or otherwise--is likely to outlast and overshadow any Arab Spring.

Recent advances in Iran’s nuclear weapons program show that events are moving extraordinarily swiftly, as Tehran nears the end of its decades-long quest to possess a lethal WMD capability.

Someformer al Qaeda allies in Iraq are turning against the terror group.

Iraq will not be stabilized by more constitutional concessions to its Sunni minority.

Insurgencies end when they are defeated, not when their participants win immunity.

The United Statescan achieve its fundamental objectives in Iraq through the establishment of a peaceful, stable, secular, democratic state and a reliable ally in the struggle againstterrorism.