American public opinion, as you can see in the polls, radically changed from being against airstrikes to being heavily in favor that [President Obama] decided to do airstrikes. This is a classic example of leading from behind where he waits for public opinion. And now it's the public who's demanding he do something.
Charles KrauthammerPreemption is a kind of pre-deterrence that stops the threat at an earlier, safer stage.
Charles KrauthammerWashington is the only place in the world where a gaffe is when a politician accidently speaks the truth.
Charles Krauthammer