Thinking the Unthinkable: War With Iran -- Walter Mead, American Interest
“Do not even think about bombing Iran,” wrote Michael O’Hanlon and Bruce Reidel in yesterday’s Financial Times. Pointing out that the US has two unpopular and unfinished wars in the region already, and that the damage from any military strikes on the Islamic Republic would be unlikely to do enough damage to its nuclear program to justify the military and political cost, and also that Iran would have many opportunities to retaliate against US interests in the region, they urge President Obama to take this option off the table completely. Living with a nuclear Iran won’t be fun, but it’s better than the alternatives, so let’s start making plans for the inevitable.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Hard questions should Iran-US diplomacy fail -- The National
China overreacting to U.S. arms sales -- Frank Ching, China Post
Has Israel given up thinking strategically? -- Daniel Larison
The Spanish Noose Around Chavez's Neck -- Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Real Clear World
The Armenian genocide resolution is a farce all around -- Washington Post
Northern Ireland: A Vote for Peace -- New York Times editorial
Bosnia, Serbia and Europe: Dragging up the past -- The Economist
Adios, Amigos: How Latin America stopped caring what the United States thinks. -- Michael Shifter, Foreign Policy
Home Fires: The War Movie You Don’t Want to See -- Michael Jernigan, New York Times
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Well well well, seems like WW3 is coming closer?
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