Thursday, September 3, 2009

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- September 3, 2009


Why Drones, Not Nation Building, Could Work in Afghanistan -- The Compass

Some commentators - Christian Brose, Joshua Foust, among others- pushing for a prolonged nation building campaign in Afghanistan argue that the alternative approach would fail to secure America's interests. That alternative approach was sketched out by George Will in his column yesterday:

"...do only what can be done from offshore, using intelligence, drones, cruise missiles, airstrikes and small potent Special Forces units..."

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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS

What's Right with Afghanistan
- Michael O'Hanlon & Bruce Riedel, WSJ

Finding a Middle Way for Afghanistan - David Ignatius, Washington Post

In Afghanistan, political success remains as elusive as military triumph -- New Statesman

Decoding North Korea's Mixed Signals -- Van Jackson, Real Clear World

Somaliland's Perplexing Limbo -- Tristan McConnell, Global Post

Sea Change of Japan? -- Matthew Yglesias, American Prospect

Japan's Sun Rises Anew -- Ian Buruma, RealClearWorld

Japan's Rising Sun Sets -- Francesco Sisci, Asia Times

Can Japan's LDP Survive Landslide Loss? -- Todd Crowell, RealClearWorld

Why Libya Welcomed Megrahi -- Ali Aujali, Wall Street Journal

The Revolt of the Masses -- Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal

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