Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- December 12, 2012



Syria And Chemical Weapons: What Can The U.S. Do Now? (A Collection of Commentaries) -- Allen McDuffee, Washington Post

Danielle Pletka: Earlier this year, Barack Obama announced that a red line for the United States would be Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s movement, transfer or use of Syria’s ample chemical weapons stockpile. At the time, it appeared the president was looking for an opportunity to sound tough in response to a conflict that he had heretofore chosen to observe from afar. Any prospect for the actual use of those weapons by Assad seemed farfetched.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Syrian Opposition Boosted by U.S. Recognition, But Faces Growing Challenges -- Vivienne Walt, Time

How to avoid revenge killings in post-Assad Syria
-- Christian Science monitor editorial

Egypt's constitutional crisis
-- L.A. Times editorial

Who Really Holds the Reins in Egypt? -- Matthias Gebauer, Daniel Steinvorth and Volkhard Windfuhr, Spiegel Online

The Muslim Brotherhood and the New Egyptian Divide
-- Karl Vick, Time

Abbas and Netanyahu in Wonderland -- Charles Freilich, Real Clear World/Jerusalem Post

Iran’s panic = Obama’s opportunity -- Amir Taheri, New York Post

Islamists are worse than dictators -- Daniel Pipes, Washington Times

One small step for Kim Jong Un -- Joe Cirincione, Special to CNN

North Korea hits its mark -- Patrick Cronin, Special to CNN

USA’s retreat from Afghanistan -- Javid Husain, The Nation

Boldness required to end Sudan misery
-- EJ Hogendoorn & Ben Dalton, Special to CNN

A new African politics? -- Business Day editorial

Why Asia’s Insurgencies Are Europe’s Shame -- Pankaj Mishra, Bloomberg

Mr. Berlusconi’s Shameless Return
-- New York Times editorial

Venezuela's Woes Will Outlive Chavez
-- Francisco Toro, New Republic

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