Charles Krauthammer: 'The United States Has Essentially No Cards to Play in Ukraine'

He's such a calming voice of clarity amid all the jumble. What a treasure.



Also, from Abe Greenwald, at Commentary, "Back to the Confines of History":

As Americans reacquaint themselves with living inside history and not beyond it, they’ll head in one of two directions: They’ll either accept the challenge of making the world a safer, freer place, or they’ll decide that recommitting to the fight against brutality is too burdensome after all. I’m betting they take the challenge. For the idealism that led to post-historic fantasy cuts both ways. If we were idealistic enough to think we’ve moved beyond large-scale injustice then we’re also idealistic enough to go out into the world and do something about the bad guys. That’s why America and her allies are the planet’s first defense against tyranny and oppression.