Leave it to Jon Stewart to get to the essence of this election. On The Daily Show he poked fun at vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who Stewart pointed out "has something more valuable than experience with foreign policy...she has Wikipedia!"

Funny, but telling. For foreign policy wonks watching...

Most of the political commentary these days is about how Americans view the candidates. The real question is: what do they think of our leading candidates in Islamabad, Buenos Aires, Paris and Dakar?

Never has world public opinion been so poisoned and so hostile toward the United States. The next...