The US has so far taken the quiet tack of “outsourcing” diplomacy with Iran to Europe and the United Nations—a process that needs to be stopped, states the Wall Street Journal editorial board. WSJ does not advocate giving up on diplomacy, but it urges “being realistic about its limits and clear about alternatives.” Some are urging a “Grand Bargain,” which, WSJ reminds us, is “precisely what Mr. Clinton tried with North Korea in the 1990s.” And, that worked out well, didn’t it? (Read the entire commentary here.)
The Air Force plans to conduct more intensive training—and Congress is set to help by boosting funding for exercises and so-called “campaigning” by hundreds of millions of dollars, particularly in the Pacific.
