Donald Trump reveals that he doesn’t know the names of the heads of the world’s biggest terrorist organizations. Shane asks whether that disqualifies him to be commander-in-chief. Turns out killing Anwar Al-Alawki was an “easy” decision for President Obama.

If experience is the teacher of fools, class is still in session.

Nearly three years ago, testifying before a congressional hearing, I observed that “the [Anwar] Al-Awlaki case will be someday the subject of a truly wonderful book. It’s a very complicated and interesting history.”

Why diplomacy can’t alter underlying realities.