Trying to impose the will of the United States on Iraq (and now Syria) took a deadly toll, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians, destroying much of modern and ancient Iraq, sending into exile millions of refugees—and created ISIS.

Here are some of the ways in which President Obama has steered the United States by at least a few degrees.

Lessons from the storm in South Bend

The President of the United States came to Georgetown University yesterday to deliver a speech. The sky did not fall.