Welcome to the journal editorial report. Im paul gigot. The russianbacked rebels accused of killing 298 innocent people on a commercial airliner are not backing down. The separatists say they shot two ukrainian fighter jets out of the sky wednesday, not far from where the doomed Malaysia Airlines jet went down. Russian president Vladimir Putin is promising help but says there are limits. Here at home, president obama is taking a lot of heat for not being tough enough. So is putin playing us . Wall street journal Deputy Editor Dan Henninger and Editorial Board member Matt Kaminski join me with more. Matt, a lot of people hoped im not saying expected that the Malaysia Airlines shootdown might stop the war in ukraine. It hasnt worked out that way. No. I mean, it was a very big event for us, for the world, that was really forced to wake up to the conflict. But unfortunately it was actually not that big of an event and didnt really change the calculus either for the ukrainians who are tryin
Nato leaders met this week in wales amid growing signs that russias ambitions may go beyond the annexation of crimea in march and incursion into eastern ukraine, now talking openly about a new russia. President Vladimir Putin reportedly told a European Union official that russia could take kiev in two weeks. So, whats russias next move . And could it be against a nato member state . Lets ask wall street journal columnist and Deputy Editor dan henninger, Foreign Affairs columnist Bret Stephens and Editorial Board member matt kaminski. So, matt, looking at where we stand right now, does it look to you as if nato, the u. S. And europe, have essentially written off ukraine . Well, thats been the story for the last six months. The u. S. And the eu did not react forcefully to the taking of crimea in march, and Vladimir Putin saw a green light to move forward. He has moved forward. Every step weve been late in imposing hard sanctions. Weve always tried to give russia a way out, which putins t
Beyond the annexation of crimea and recent incursion into eastern ukraine, now talking openly about a new russia. President Vladimir Putin reportedly told a European Union official that russia could, quote, take kiev in two weeks. Whats their next move . Could it be against a nato member state. Lets talk to dan henninger, Bret Stephens and Matt Kaminski. Matt, looking at where we stand right now, does it look to you as if nato, the u. S. And europe have essentially written off ukraine . Well, thats been the story for the last six months. The u. S. And the eu did not react forcefully to the taking of crimea in march, and Vladimir Putin saw a green light to move toward forward. He has moved forward. Every step weve been late imposing hard sanctions. Weve always fried to give russia a way out. But most importantly weve abandoned ukraine but not helping it defend itself. Although ukraine is not a member of nato, its worked closely for years, served in afghanistan and iraq. They deserved ar
Only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. The United States of america will work with a Broad Coalition to dismantle this network of death. Welcome to the journal editorial report. Im paul gigot, the address to the United Nations general assembly, the call for action against isis as an american Led Bombing Campaign began in syria striking dozens of Islamic State targets as well as the khorason branch of al qaeda. Joining the panel this week, columnist and deputy editor, Dan Henninger and Brett Stevens and matt kaminski. What do you make of the military campaign so far . Well, its very important that hes done this, first of all you think its a good thing to do. Absolutely. He put it well in that speech, its important hes managed to create a coalition of arab states, much more symbolically important so were not alone and other arab countries are involved in the fight. This sort of problem thats raised here, what is the overall strategy for obama. And for the
Editorial report. If there was any question about what president obamas response to the midterm rout would be, it was answered this week with the administration making it clear that its moving left and ramming up its rule by regulation. From a china climate deal to imminent executive action on immigration, the president and his party seem to be set on a collision course with a new republican congress. So how should the gop respond . Lets ask wall street journal columnist and Deputy Editor Dan Henninger, James Freeman and Washington Column iflt, kim straussel, kim, most president s who take a beating in the midterm election, either sound contriteor move to the middle or both. What is the white house calculation and so directly confronting congress in so many areas . I think the argument here that the prtd has taken on is that he believes that they didnt lose this election because the voting public disapproved of them. They lost it because they didnt turn out the base and didnt do enough