Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- December 15, 2009

US President Barack Obama has awarded himself a B plus for his first 11 months in office.
Photo: Reuters


Obama's Foreign Policy After Year One -- George Friedman, Real Clear World/Stratfor

President Barack Obama’s speech in Oslo marking his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize was eloquent, as most of his speeches are.

It was also enigmatic — both for its justification of war and for his speaking on behalf of the international community while making clear that as commander in chief, his overarching principle is to protect and defend the United States.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Afghanistan and Pakistan: on the battle for Kandahar -- Reuters

Obama’s Afghan strategy ignores facts on the ground -- Shaukat Qadir, The National

How We (The Soviet Union) Invaded Afghanistan -- Oleg Kalugin, Foreign Policy

Tehran's nuclear trigger -- Washington Times editorial

Symbolic gestures won’t deter this regime -- Amir Taheri, Times Online

The Tehran-Caracas nuclear axis -- Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal

Petraeus the Next Eisenhower? -- Arnaud de Borchgrave, New Atlanticist

Human Rights Agenda for the 21st Century -- Hillary Clinton, Real Clear World

Bring Back Prussia: Getting The Germans To Fight Again -- H. D. S. Greenway, Int'l Herald Tribune

Germany Is Not Armed for War -- Der Spiegel

North Korea Caught Smuggling Weapons: Iran Likeliest Destination (UPDATED) -- Joshua Stanton, The New Ledger

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