Stephen Yates and Christian Whiton

You can be forgiven for not noticing that the Obama administration held another round of high-level talks with the Chinese government this week. Touted as having “unprecedented depth and breadth,” the U.S.-China Senior & Economic Dialogue is really an overstaffed opportunity to snuggle up to our adversaries while alienating our traditional allies. Specifically, diplomat spring break on the Potomac — as the gathering might more honestly be called — has reinforced the Obama policy of benefitting China at the expense of allies like Japan, while simultaneously undercutting sanctions on Iran. (more)

The release of thousands of classified documents by WikiLeaks is an act of political warfare against the United States.  It was a publicity stunt to promote the organization's leader, but also an attempt by non-US citizens to manipulate American perceptions of our soldiers' actions and political leaders' policies.  Luckily the American public WikiLeaks intended to demoralize is savvy enough not to be thrown off balance by classified reports confirming the difficult factors of the current war.  They also understand that some information must be restricted: our enemies do not operate from an open playbook and neither should the U.S.  However, the leak will result in serious damage to national security and is yet another crisis in which the Obama administration has been caught utterly unprepared for the dangerous world we confront and the malefactors throughout.  To prevent further damage, the WikiLeaks web site should be shut down—via cyberwarfare if necessary. (more)