Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- May 29, 2009

South Korean naval vessels patrol off Yeonpyeong Island in the disputed waters of the Yellow Sea, the scene of previous clashes with North Korea. South Korean and U.S. troops were put on on higher alert after North Korea announced it was abandoning the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War. The U.S. however said the situation was not a crisis, and ruled out sending more troops. Byun Yeong-wook / AFP/Getty Images

America's North Korean Military Options -- Real Clear World

It's often said in response to North Korea’s provocations, including its most recent testing of an atomic bomb, that the U.S. has no realistic military options. It is always assumed that the only military option is to bomb the North’s nuclear facilities at Yongbyon and elsewhere.

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More Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Robert Gates: The Bureaucrat Unbound -- Joe Klein, Time

Israel and the Axis of Evil -- Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post

High Stakes in Pakistan -- Sadanand Dhume, Forbes

Chavez Is Destroying Venezuela -- J. Thomson & N. de Lion, National Interest

Do Gitmo Detainees Return to Terror? -- P. Bergen & K. Tiedemann, NYT

Does Barack Obama believe Israel is a sovereign state? -- American Thinker

The Lessons From the Defeat of the Tamil Terrorists -- Letters, Wall Street Journal

China Is Buying Up Cheap Oil -- Michael Richardson, Japan Times

Slaughter in Sri Lanka -- The Times editorial

Obama Can't Be Soft on North Korea -- Christian Science Monitor editorial

Obama Must Reverse on Missile Defense -- National Review editorial

Pakistan: All Chaos on the Western Front -- The Guardian editorial