Compared with a decade ago, the military is bigger, more closely connected to the CIA, more practiced at taking on terrorists and more respected by the American public. But its members also are growing weary from war, committing suicide at an alarming rate and...

International oil companies are preparing to resume exploration, drilling, and production in Libya after Monday's near collapse of the Gadhafi regime. Most of them withdrew their expatriate staffs when fighting began in February, but now note that most of Libya's oil...