National Security Adviser Susan Rice needs a long rest. She recently stated that she didn’t “have the luxury of focusing on” only three nations, as suggested by the Washington Post in an interview. After a reporter (presumably jokingly) asked about Canada, she replied that it was one of the few countries on the planet that she didn’t bother to stress over.
It is hard to imagine how tired she must be. The planet is large. It has about two hundred nations. That means she must be worried about, oh, at least 180 or 190 countries, depending on her definition of “few.” That would keep even the calmest person in a frenetic state.



Indeed, the former president who began his term by being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ended his term being at war every single day. That’s an extraordinary record. Since 9/11, “America has gotten involved in more conflicts across the globe than in any previous period,” explained Matthew Gault in War is Boring.