Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 10, 2009

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, center, talks with Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, centre left, as Filippa Reinfeldt, wife of Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, is seen in foreground, as they tour the area damaged by the earthquake, on the sidelines of the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, Thursday, July 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS

Obama’s Mideast Mess -- Conrad Black, National Review

Obama’s Big Missile Test -- Philip Taubman, New York Times opinion.

Dancing with the Bear -- Washington Times editorial.

The Missing Afghan Military -- Ralph Peters, New York Post

We're Asking the Impossible in Afghanistan -- Nick Clegg, Daily Telegraph

Mixed-Up On Iran -- IBDeditorials

Mr. President, don't buckle on missile defense -- Washington Examiner

Missile Defense Won't Save Asia From North Korea -- Van Jackson, RCW

Latin America's Oversized Militaries -- Oscar Arias, Washington Post

Russia is No Match for NATO -- Ekaterina Kuznetsova, Moscow Times

The International Criminal Court Hinders Peace in Sudan -- The National editorial

Europe's Democratic Deficit -- The Independent editorial