Over in the Corner, John J. Miller notes Russia’s first challenge to an Obama administration, threatening to deploy missiles near Poland if the U.S. goes forward with plans to install missile defense system components in Eastern Europe.

I would note another one, this one tucked on page A3 of the Washington Post:

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 5 — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday called on President-elect Barack Obama to end U.S. airstrikes that risk civilian casualties after coalition forces allegedly killed dozens of people at a wedding party in southern Afghanistan this week…
Karzai has repeatedly called on NATO and U.S. forces this year to reduce their reliance on airstrikes after several high-profile bombings that resulted in scores of casualties, including a strike in August that U.N. and Afghan officials said killed at least 90 civilians. Under pressure to soothe the public, Karzai has in recent months publicly excoriated Western military forces for their reliance on airstrikes to counter the fierce insurgency that has taken root across the country.
“Our main difficulty is with civilian casualties. We should try to end civilian casualties,” Karzai said.
With less than a year before Afghanistan holds presidential elections, Karzai has traveled at least a dozen times this year to villages bombarded by Western forces to offer condolences to survivors.

Congratulations, President-Elect Obama. Now for the hard part — and everybody’s gonna want something.