The joy of losing consists in this: Where there are no expectations, there is no disappointment.
Charles KrauthammerPreemption is a kind of pre-deterrence that stops the threat at an earlier, safer stage.
Charles KrauthammerWhen under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike back.
Charles KrauthammerEvery new president flatters himself that he, kinder and gentler, is beginning the world anew. Yet, when Barack Obama in his inaugural address reached out to Muslims by saying, 'To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect,' his formulation was needlessly defensive and apologetic.
Charles Krauthammer