WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Nov. 20, 2023: * * * Over the past two years, the world has certainly grown increasingly unstable and dangerous, first with Vladimir Putin's unprovoked and unjust invasion of Ukraine, and now with war in Israel and Iran-backed terrorist group attacks spurring up across the Middle East. As war and terror land on the doorsteps of others around the world, this serves as a sobering reminder as we gather with our family, friends and loved ones this week of the  more PR