Monday, March 22, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- March 22, 2010

Vladimir Putin and Hillary Clinton. Photo: RIA Novosti

Obama's Global Failure -- John Bolton, Daily Beast

Obama may have passed historic health-care reform, but former Ambassador John Bolton says the twin insults from Russia to Hillary Clinton and Israel to Joe Biden show the U.S.'s waning influence on the world stage.

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government announced a West Bank housing project during Vice President Joseph Biden’s recent visit—perhaps accidentally, perhaps not—the Obama administration immediately condemned it, privately and publicly. Netanyahu tried to make amends, prompting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to boast publicly that openly slamming a close American ally had produced positive results, helping to restart Middle East negotiations after 14 months of administration failure in Middle East.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

A Way to Stave Off 'American Decline' -- A. Wess Mitchell & Jakub Grygiel, Real Clear World

The new U.S.-China tug-of-war -- Jay Taylor, Globe And Mail

What if Iran gets the bomb? -- Doyle McManus, L.A. Times

A familiar obstacle to Mideast peace: Mahmoud Abbas -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post

Time to break the fog of Middle East politics -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

Lessons From a Gaza Trip -- Catherine Ashton, New York Times

The War on Drugs Is Doomed -- Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Wall Street Journal

Catastrophe in North Korea -- Times Online editorial

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