The situation on the border is rapidly deteriorating, and an outright war would make the humanitarian situation unbearable.

This is not a regime that is showing any signs of bowing to international pressure.

The University of California is arguably the flagship state university system in the country and a bellwether for opinion in how to proceed.

It is a profound scandal that not a single African leader has publicly objected to this travesty.

This is not going to be the re-fight of the Gulf War, with tanks rolling through the desert and ... the war being declared over well before you ever get to Baghdad. Baghdad is the prize of this campaign.

Doing Civil War re-enactments is something I live for. To have one in my backyard is great.