Joining the now-notorious “red line” empty threat issued against Assad of Syria is a much more dangerous example of Barack Obama’s fatuous bluster, his assurance of NATO backing of the Baltic States last Wednesday in Tallinn, Estonia: "The defense of Tallinn and Riga and Vilnius is just as important as the defense of Berlin and Paris and London," Obama said. "Article Five is crystal clear. An attack on one is an attack on all. "So if, in such a moment, you ever ask again, who will come to help, you'll know the answer: the NATO alliance, including the armed forces of the United States of America, right here, present, now." Two days after President Obama issued this red line threat, Russia called his bluff.  Liis Kangsepp and Juhana Rossi report in the Wall Street Journal: The apparent abduction and detention of an Estonian security officer raised tensions between Estonia and Russia just two days after...(Read Full Post)