I found this dialogue between Karim Sadjadpour and WaPo readers very useful. Questions are good and Sadjadpour's responses are honest, thorough and informative. Highly recommended.

Interesting online interview with Karim Sadjadpour (from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), about the latest news out of Iran - and what role the U.S. should play in the conflict. He provides good insights on this crisis, citing factual information and a reasonable perspective on how this affects U.S. foreign policy - praising the Obama Administration for treading carefully in this sensitive conflict, to avoid fueling flames that might make the situation worse.

First this is a transcript of a chatroom. It's hardly a news article. So right there you have a format that's condusive to confusion and broken topics. The main crtitcism though is the title: "What should Obama do?". This is a strong opinion and not news at all, that implies Obama is somehow require to do something about actions in a forein nation. Of course the President would likely issue some kind of statement as a matter of response to any such situation. But this title implies ... More »