Friday, June 25, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- June 25, 2010



The Forever War: 60 Years In Korea -- Arthur Herman, New York Post

On June 25, 1950, 90,000 North Korean soldiers backed by 150 Soviet-built T-34 tanks poured across the border into South Korea. The Cold War had suddenly turned hot, and America found itself drawn into the longest war in its history.

Vietnam used to claim that dubious title. Now it's Afghanistan. But the surprise communist invasion 60 years ago today began a Korean war that eventually saw an armistice but still no peace treaty.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

The Forgotten War, Remembered -- New York Times editorial

Our ongoing war in Korea -- Washington Times editorial

The Western Way Of War -- Jerusalem Post, Caroline Glick

In Afghanistan, Petraeus will have difficulty replicating his Iraq success -- Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post

Petraeus vs. the Mafia -- Peter Galbraith, The Daily Beast

Gen. David Petraeus' Strategy for Afghanistan: It Works -- David Wood, Politics Daily

The Realist Prism: Knowing When to Walk Away from Afghanistan
-- Nikolas Gvosdev, World Politics Review

American weakness on display
-- James Lyons, Washington Times

Myanmar's nuclear ambition is apparently real and alarming -- Robert Kelley, Jakarta Post

The realism of seeking democracy in Iran -- Leon Wieseltier, Washington Post

Chávez Loses in Colombia -- Jaime Daremblum, Weekly Standard

The Renminbi Runaround -- Paul Krugman, New York Times

G-20 Nations Should Look to Canada for How to Build a Better Economy -- Scott Lincicome & James M. Roberts, FOX News

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