Otto Reich is a former U.S. diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs and as Special Envoy for Western Hemisphere Initiatives. He contributed opinion pieces to The Weekly Standard on foreign policy and national security topics. His career has centered on U.S. relations with Latin America and broader international affairs.
The reaction of most Americans to the tragedy in Boston was typical: We came together as a nation, mourned our fallen, and applauded our newest heroes. The sight of first-responders running to the sound of danger within mere seconds of the explosions, not away from disaster as human instinct might…
Thirty years ago the Carter administration made a number of foreign policy blunders that cost the United States dearly. In 1979 alone, four nations fell into the hands of our enemies: Iran, Grenada, Nicaragua, and Afghanistan. Is the Obama administration about to make a similar mistake today in…