Regardless of what fears one may have about the nuclear agreement with #Iran , a deal has been reach and the time is come to enforce it. Will Congress balk? #irandeal  

Former US diplomat Dennis Ross spoke last Thursday at the +Humphrey School of Public Affairs on the struggle to achieve a coherent American strategy in the Middle East amidst threats from #ISIS  and Saudi uncertainty over the nuclear negotiations with #Iran . Here's my take on what he got right, and where he goes wrong: 

If you have children, chances are you spent a good portion of their early years trying to keep the peace. Don't let money cause a rift in your #family‬   after you are gone. #estateplanning  

We can't read Putin's mind, but we can understand Russia's mindset. My take on Dr. Joseph Varuolo' account of what gave rise to and what will follow the War in Ukraine:

You asked them to make change for $100? Unless your bill was $80 or more, that's ridiculous and I doubt you can find many places that would be okay with that. It also sounds like you didn't even try to find out about the failed delivery; why not just call them?

Dennis Ross was asked about the Israeli-Palestinian peace process this April. His answer might as well have been from 2005... 

Patent reform is vital for a well-functioning market economy! Also: raccoons.

Something so frail may be hard to describe as "trust", but the #IranDeal may just offer a boot in the door. My take on the Iran Nuclear Deal:

As Israel heads to the polls, Netanyahu panders to extremism. Check out my latest blog post for more. #IsraelElections