The breathtaking news of Hosni Mubarak's departure spread like wildfire from the surprised and euphoric demonstrators in Tahrir Square all around the world. President Obama quickly praised both the courageous Egyptian people and the Egyptian military that "would not fire bullets at the people they were sworn to protect."

In the aftermath of the provocative North Korean shelling of a South Korean island, some now blame China for not reining in its North Korean Communist comrades. In the recent mid-term election campaign, nearly thirty candidates -- from both parties -- ran TV ads accusing their opponents of being "too...