Smart takes

Alexander Medvedev of Gazprom says Ukraine got away with a gas heist.

Yossi Alpher thinks the real war on Gaza is economic and started long ago.

Jim Hoagland says the Egyptian peace deal is welcome but the country's leadership is missed in the Gaza crisis.

The Los Angeles Times advises Obama plan for the worst, not best, in wars.

Glenn McCoy draws out Hillary Clinton's foreign cash connections.