"Pressured by U.S., Greece Will Allow Troops at Olympics," by Raymond Bonner and Anthee Carassava, New York Times, 21 July, p. A1.

I know the U.S. flag in charge of overseeing U.S. military support to the Greek games, and I know how persuasive he can be. I'm very glad to see that Greece is willing to let the U.S. help out on security for the Games. To me, this is a smart example of the U.S. defining its interests beyond "homeland security" (that asinine phrase) to encompass Core-wide security as a whole.