Damascus can’t hold the territory it has taken.

Jihadists remain responsible for most of them.

Don’t hire the arsonist to put out the fire.

What Judaism teaches, and Christianity does not, about hating the wicked.

There are 30,000 IS guerrillas in Iraq and Syria, and thousands more in the Sinai.

Hamas coordinates attack from within its borders and gets funding from its banks.

But not America or the Syrian people.

“Threats to pandas cause more emotion than threats of the extinction of Middle Eastern Christians.”

Precipitous withdrawal will encourage Pakistan and Iran.

Toward an American Middle East strategy.

Hasty withdrawals lead to hasty re-engagements.

Peace remains a distant hope.

Guaranteeing the resurgence of al-Qaeda and Islamic State.

The case of an Islamic State fighter stripped of her citizenship.