A Whispering Campaign

A Whispering Campaign

We’ve come a long way from President Theodore Roosevelt’s famous saying “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” President Barack Obama’s policy apparently is to whisper slyly and compromise our security.

What else are we to conclude of his notorious open-mic moment with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev? Why would he think it’s okay to send a message to President-elect Vladimir Putin that “all these issues, but particularly missile defense … can be solved” if Putin will “give me space” until after the U.S. presidential election?

In short, hang on, Russia. I can’t tell the electorate that...