Sunday's drama reveals a rare opportunity to press Pakistan's army toward sorely needed reform. The ultimate goal should be a country that gives up its love affair with pan-Islamic adventurism and reorients itself toward its people's well-being.

The country would be richer, safer, more democratic and better regarded without the bomb.

Could it be that those who represent the isolationist impulse are not overwhelmingly popular? That Americans actually believe in all that 'empire for liberty' claptrap? Apparently.

The United States must demonstrate that it is a reliable ally by negotiating the extension of some US military presence in Iraq after 2011.

A debate over forcible regime change in the Islamic Republic.

The Libyan war is tempting Republicans to sacrifice constitutional principle for partisan advantage.Congressional Republicans should not try to outdo Mr. Obama in a game of unprincipled one-upmanship.

There are few good options available to roll back Iran's nuclear weapons program. Nonetheless, after a year of false starts, the Obama administration should be pressed to find a new way forward.

There's a lot that the United States can do when it comes to Pakistan, but none of it can be done quickly. Nor can it be done without facing, as Admiral Mike Mullen did at last, the truth about the Pakistani Army.