Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart said Tuesday a decision on joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is only days away, maintaining the feedback he's received so far is very encouraging.

Run Gary Run!

[via Political Wire]

One of the upshots of having no military or economic rival to speak of is that you can afford to be magnanimous in victory. The president has shown he can wage war like a superpower. Here's hoping he can learn to wage peace like one.

Another warning from Economist countries editor and TNR columnist Robert Lane Greene

Can the Bush administration follow its brilliant military campaign in Iraq with a smart political and diplomatic campaign after the war? It can if it avoids some dangerous temptations.

An important warning from Robert Kagan, Washington Post columnist, and co-founder of the Project for the New American Century - the folks behind the Pagano Doctrine.