At 3am, Obama's phone did not ring

In the Wall Street Journal, Mark Moyer writes:

Earlier this week, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki needed outside help in handling recalcitrant political opponents. He didn't wake Mr. Obama with a phone call at 3 a.m. Instead, he dialed the Iranians.

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