US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama board Air Force One prior to departure from Stansted International Airport Photo: AFP/GETTY Iran Smolders, Afghanistan Burns, And Obama Heads To...Denmark -- Byron York, Washington Examiner
With growing pressure for decisions on life-or-death issues in Afghanistan and Iran, this morning the White House announced that President Obama will soon travel to…Copenhagen. Obama will be in Denmark for just a few hours -- he leaves this Thursday and returns Friday -- which is just enough time to make a pitch for Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. He'll be following First Lady Michelle Obama, who is also going to Copenhagen as part of the promote-Chicago team. Here is the White House press release:
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND ANALYSIS
Iran nuke revelation won’t change anything -- Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal
Checkmate? (Iran and Israel) -- J. E. Dyer, Commentary Magazine
Iran’s intentions -- Dawn
How To: Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program -- The Danger Room
From Power to Chaos — Tracking Iran's Four-Month Slide -- Time Magazine
Iran's Global Foray Has Mixed Results - Steve Stecklow and Farnaz Fassihi, Wall Street Journal
Warmer US-Russia Relations May Yield Little in Action Toward Iran -- Ne York Times
There Are Only Two Choices Left on Iran -- Eliot A. Cohen, Wall Street Journal opinion
The US-Iranian Triangle -- Roger Cohen, New York Times opinion
Confront Tehran now in pursuit of a nuclear-free world -- Paul Wolfowitz, Financial Times
Does Tehran have a Plan C? -- Richard Dalton, The Guardian
China's Oil Needs Affect Its Iran Ties -- Shai Oster, Wall Street Journal opinion
Afghanistan Is Not a War of Necessity -- Richard Haass, Der Spiegel
What's the Right Strategy for Afghanistan? -- Washington Post opinions
Obama Can't Downsize to Success in Afghanistan -- Max Boot, Los Angeles Times opinion
How can 40,000 troops fix chronic corruption in Afghanistan? -- Christian Science Monitor
What Bush Got Right Offers Clues for Obama -- Mark Bowden, Philadelphia Inquirer opinion
Testing Afghanistan Assumptions -- John Kerry, Wall Street Journal opinion
A War President? -- Ross Douthat, New York Times opinion
Obama the Gambler -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post opinion
Terror and Diplomacy -- Donald Lambro, Washington Times opinion.
Burma Review -- Washington Post editorial
Playing Chicken With Suicide Bombers -- John Farmer, Jr., New York Times opinion
Mr. Obama Punts -- Washington Post editorial
Let's Beat the Extremists Like We Beat the Soviets -- Andrew J. Bacevich, Washington Post opinion.
The Hatfields and McCoys of Counterterrorism -- Michael A. Sheehan, New York Times opinion.
China Is Now a World Power -- Joshua Kurlantzick, National Post
Now, Merkel Must Be Iron Lady -- Harry de Quetteville, Daily Telegraph
India Races to Catch China -- Harsh Pant, The Japan Times
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