CLAUDIA ROSETT: The State of the World? Open Season on America:

To date, the the compounding threats have been playing out largely — though by no means exclusively — beyond America’s shores. That won’t last, as San Bernardino and a growing roster of attacks, plots and threats keep serving notice. With policies that endanger America’s allies abroad, while lining up the likes of Russia, Iran and Cuba as erstwhile partners in forging a new world order, the condition of America is: increasingly under threat. Does Iran fear any serious penalty for seizing 10 American sailors? Anyplace except the marbled corridors of Washington, the question answers itself.

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