The most striking thing is that even before Osama bin Laden was killed, he seemed largely irrelevant to the Arab Spring.
Firing employees, that's unfortunately part of doing business.
I've met quite a few dictators up close and personal in my life.
The American people are pretty impressive in their ability to keep after something if they think it is doable.
For one thing I tend not to see myself in various moulds that people fit me into.
I think Obama sees everything through one lens. Doing nothing in the face of the slaughter in Syria is not only shameful, it is unrealistic. This approach leaves Syria as a broken country and a breeding ground for extremists for decades.