Peter Rodman was a foreign policy analyst and government official who served in several Republican administrations, including as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs under President George W. Bush. A protégé of Henry Kissinger, he was a prominent voice on national security and diplomacy. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard on foreign policy topics including the Taliban and the United Nations.
JOHN KENNEDY WAS HAILED FOR HIS TRIUMPH in the Cuban missile crisis. Only later was it understood that he had secretly promised the Soviets the quid pro quo they had asked for -- removal of U.S. missiles in Turkey -- and acquiesced in the restoration of the Soviet-Cuban military alliance. And…
DURING THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR, Art Buchwald defined an Iranian "moderate" as an Iranian who has run out of ammunition. Despite this cynical view, there most likely are moderates in Iran -- the vast majority in the country who are disgusted with the Islamist theocratic regime, and even some in the…