Thursday, November 19, 2009

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- November 19, 2009

The site is normally crawling with tourists, but was
shut down for the US leader's visit Photo: EPA

Circling Sharks Smell American Blood -- Victor Davis Hanson

On his recent trip to Asia, President Obama found China, Japan and South Korea - like many nations these days - in no mood to hear more American lectures.

Beijing is worried about owning so much American debt. Tokyo is tiring of an American military base in Okinawa, and wants to redefine its relationship with us. Seoul is starting to doubt American commitment to keep it safe from North Korea.

Why all the sudden pushback to our charismatic president?

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Afghans want Obama to hold Karzai's feet to the fire -- Pashtoon Atif, LAT

Hamid Karzai said all the right things, but he does not have the power to deliver -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph

To Win Afghanistan, We Must Lose -- Gerard Russell, Los Angeles Times

Crunch time for a botched mission -- David Davis, The Independent

O's China kowtow -- Peter Brookes, New York Post

Obama's Beijing balancing act points to the new challenge for the west -- Timothy G. Ash, The Guardian

Overestimating Chinese Power, And The State Of Sino-American Relations -- Pejman Yousefzadeh, The New Ledger

How to Reinvent China's Growth -- John Gapper, Financial Times

ASEAN and the Cambodia-Thailand Row -- Huala Adolf, Jakarta Post

Irish demand World Cup replay -- Times Online

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