John Brennan and President Obama in the Oval office. The North Bergen native had a long CIA career and has served many presidents. WHITE HOUSE PHOTOJohn Brennan's Disgraceful Performance -- Power Line
Scott and John have already eviscerated the dreadful performance of Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan on FOX News Sunday. Before his appearance, the Washington Post had reported that "the normally reclusive Brennan is scheduled to appear on several Sunday TV talk shows." We now have a pretty good idea of why Brennan is "normally reclusive."
By departing from his norm, Brennan has shown himself to be a hack and has undermined any lingering confidence that the Obama administration has a clue about how to fight terrorism. His statement, in response to a question about what the downside might be to treating Abdulmutallab as an enemy combatant -- "there are no downsides or upsides in particular cases" -- should be placed in front of CIA headquarters (Brennan spent decades at the CIA and was a senior official there) as a testament to the agency's mindset.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The dove that dare not speak its name -- Power Line
O's aide terror-fying: Top expert full of puzzling excuses -- Charles Hurt, New York Post
Merge the 'Terror' Lists to Prevent the Next Attack -- Jed Babbin, Human Events
Terrorism's triumphant techniques -- Ralph Peters, New York Post
This editor's picks: my favorite ForeignPolicy.com articles of the year -- Foreign Policy
Iran's Regime and Opposition Brace for the Next Round -- Robin Wright, Time Magazine
The cult of counterinsurgency -- Michael Crowley, New Republic
Obama is moving America Right -- Examiner Editorial
Will Disappointment on the Left Hurt Obama and Dems in 2010? -- David Corn, Politics Daily
The West Is Choked by Fear -- Editorial by Henryk M. Broder, Spiegel online