Letters to the Editor | 01/16/09
Readers write about how President-elect Obama can solve America's trade problems, and why President Bush will leave a positive legacy in India.
The Monitor's View | 01/16/09
Kiev is provoking Russia in the gas crisis and other ways. It's a backfire strategy.
Opinion | 01/16/09
US presidents often swing between realism and idealism. Obama should reject both.
Opinion | 01/16/09
Successful intervention by neighboring African states has been done before.
Letters to the Editor | 01/15/09
Readers write about American guns in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, the roles of executive power and inalienable rights in the US, questions that should be asked about President Bush, and why Israel's attacks on Gaza are not war crimes.
The Monitor's View | 01/15/09
Today's tasks are so vast for a US leader that they can easily lead to mistakes, lapses, and hubris.
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