Until the Palestinians are willing to look at their own role -- the need to respect the law, provide security, uphold agreements -- difficult situations of this kind will face Israel and the West.
"Unless the Egyptian security apparatus is reformed with the aim of providing security and upholding the right to peaceful protest, we fear more bloodshed will follow," says Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui of Amnesty International.
Mr. Obama did not either; his re-election campaign said he had "pursued policies that strengthen our security" while "upholding our laws and values" and suggested that he would debate such matters in greater detail after Republicans chose his opponent.
Congress passed environmental protection laws specifically allowing citizens to sue - not to collect damages, but to fight for their health and security by upholding the law.
He wrote a majority opinion for Helvering v. Davis, 301 U.S. 619, and other Social Security cases (1937), upholding the federal Social Security program on the basis of the general welfare provision of the United States Constitution (Article I, section 8).
Now, the NSS process has contributed to strengthening the international nuclear security architecture and upholding international peace and security.
"Likewise, a company that allows consumers to designate their information as private must use reasonable security to uphold such designations.
In his first comments on the resumption of talks, he said the Palestinians would "need to make concessions that will allow us to maintain our security and uphold our vital national interests".
President Barack Obama has done more in a few short hours to protect the security and uphold the values of the United States than his predecessor did throughout his long eight years in office.
Fulfilling a campaign pledge, Obama said he was proud to sign a law that "will strengthen our national security and uphold the ideals that our fighting men and women risk their lives to defend".
Using terms intended to be directly relevant to individuals and families, he suggested that in addition to keeping Americans safer, he would help their household budgets by keeping taxes low, improve the quality of their lives through better schools and better access to affordable health care, overhaul Social Security and uphold conservative positions on cultural issues like marriage and abortion.
