War

A doomsday machine contained within a briefcase is always within the vicinity of US president Barack Obama. The mysterious “Nuclear Football” has the power to destroy the world within minutes and it follows the president wherever he goes. The device known as the “President’s emergency satchel” follows him even in the White House. The black leather bag contains the necessary tools for the president of the United States to facilitate a nuclear attack that could lead to Armageddon and an era of radiation sickness.

Angry protesters clashed with police and stormed the the parliament building in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau on Wednesday. The demonstrations started after lawmakers approved the appointment of a pro-EU politician Pavel Filip as the new  prime minister. Police reportedly detained several protesters after they broke into the parliament building. RT reports: Some police officers were reportedly dragged out of the building by the demonstrators. According to some reports the protesters also used tear gas against police. One police officer was reportedly injured.

Scott McConnell reports on Kasich’s improving position in New Hampshire, and comments on his foreign policy views:

On foreign policy, Kasich seems understated but fairly hawkish: in two events I’ve heard him say Assad is a butcher who must be overthrown, and that he would arm the Ukrainians to resist Putin. I don’t know how fervently he believes this—he certainly isn’t making it a campaign feature. He’s domestically focused.

There was a huge explosion, which appeared to be a suicide bomb, near the Russian embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Early reports said that at least four people were killed dead and 24 injured. So far no one has claimed responsibility for the attack which happened on Wednesday evening, local time.

Bret Stephens makes a predictably unpersuasive case that the U.S. should continue to support the Saudis:

All this means that the right U.S. policy toward the Saudis is to hold them close and demonstrate serious support, lest they be tempted to continue freelancing their foreign policy in ways we might not like. It won’t happen in this administration, but a serious commitment to overthrow the Assad regime would be the place to start.