Obama has consistently resisted the temptation to unleash more wars. His policies have sometimes been inconsistent and irresolute.

Fortunately, Japanese voters sense their government s irresolute nature, delivering it a sharp rebuke in the recent elections to the upper house of Japan s Diet.

Weeks into the crisis triggered by Iran s illegal capture of 15 British naval personnel, the European Union s irresolute and contradictory approach is making matters worse.

And yet the behavior of the EU and its most important member states has been irresolute and dithering, owing to national egotism and a breathtaking absence of leadership.

For the first time in its history, the very continuance of the European project is at stake. And yet the behavior of the EU and its most important member states has been irresolute and dithering, owing to national egotism and a breathtaking absence of leadership.