Upon returning from several years of "self-imposed" exile in Iran--which the "firebrand" cleric chose after two uprisings by his Mahdi Army militia were badly defeated--Muqtada al Sadr declared, "We are still fighters," and has threatened attacks if US forces remain in Iraq past 2011.

From the howls on the left, you would never know that President Barack Obama had won another victory in the war on terror. Even as details of the operation leaked out, critics claimed that our government had "assassinated" an American citizen without due process.

Sheikh Anwar al Awlaki is more than just a cleric, as he has made al Qaeda ideology easily accessible to English-speakers on the internet and has inspired others to pursue violent jihad.

This month, Obama administration officials revealed plans to dramatically reduce embassy staff in Baghdad, the largest U.S. diplomatic mission abroad. Along with the announcement in December of the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq — the message President Obama is sending is clear: The sooner we put Iraq...

The terror plot was no rogue action. Obama may hold an olive branch, but the White House must recognize the Iranian regime's fist holds only blood. The time for talk has ended.

Simultaneous unrest in Sunni and Shi'a areas of Iraq have raised the specter of a countrywide uprising, but sustained violence has not spread beyond Fallujah, and mainstream Shi'a have declined to join the firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The lack of popular support for this revolt raises questions not only about...

This vision of relations will seem palatable to Americans and Iraqis who want to believe that all will be well after the withdrawal of U.S. troops. But the image is a mirage.

Despite the strong rhetoric, Iranian leaders are worried about the outcome of the wave of protests, because Arabs are protesting for democracy, and not against the West.