Hi there,

Let me take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Isaac Wolf. I am an editor at Scripps Howard News Service, the Washington bureau of the company that owns Red Blue America.

In the days and weeks ahead, you'll be seeing my posts regularly, as I suggest topics related to current events. My goal is to take a hot topic and -- by presenting a question -- open that topic up for robust discussion.

I wouldn't believe it if I didn't read it with my own eyes. The anti-war editorial board of The Washington Post published an editorial today warning against relying on the kind of "over the horizon" strategy Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama advocate for fighting the war on Islamic terrorists.

The New York Times reminds us today that the Army is in danger of cracking up over the strain of the Iraq war.

The New York Times reports this morning about how the Army's captains -- the linchpins of the war effort -- are getting out in droves:

“I have served my time; I’ve done two tours in Iraq,” said Capt. Kirkner Bailey, 26, of the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment in Mosul.

Max Boot makes a good point and a not-so-good point about the resignation of Adm. William Fallon from his command in the Middle East.

The good point: