Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- September 5, 2012



Staying Out Of Syria -- Washington Post editorial

Military intervention is too risky. Diplomatic pressure and aiding refugees should be priorities.

Dismay over the continued violence in Syria is understandable and should impel the United States, other "friends of Syria" and the United Nations to support relief measures including, if necessary, the creation of safe havens for refugees. But the Obama administration is right to stop short of either arming Syrian rebels — who, according to U.S. intelligence officials, have been infiltrated by Islamic extremists from outside the country — or engaging in direct military intervention. Advocates of military involvement exaggerate the ease with which the U.S. could shape events in Syria and underestimate the dangers.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Strategic Horizons: Want to Attack Iran? Then Make a Case -- Steven Metz, World Politics Review

Non-Aligned Summit Belies Isolation of Iran -- Dilip Hiro, Real Clear World

Arab Uprisings Boost Israel's Enemies -- Robert G. Rabil, National Interest

Thinking about an Israeli first strike on Iran -- Thomas Lifson, American Thinker

Morsi in Tehran: Crossing the boundaries -- Hamid Dabashi, Al Jazeera

Japan and China will be fine… for now -- Corey Wallace, East Asia Forum

The risk in reforming North Korea -- Andrei Lankov, Washington Post

Former satellites take on Europe: From Iron Curtain to economic prosperity -- Richard Rahn, The Washington Times

The politics of the euro crisis: plenty of pain in Spain -- The Guardian editorial

Corruption, Drug Cartels and the Mexican Police -- Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest

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