Thursday, July 22, 2010

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


China Filling America's Vacuum -- IBD Editorial

Strategy: As the U.S. retreats from the world stage, the nation's top military officer is warning us about China's military buildup and intentions. Already, China is telling us to keep off the grass.

Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen, visiting U.S. troops at Camp Red Cloud in South Korea on Wednesday, talked about his growing concerns about China.

"I've moved from being curious about what they're doing to being concerned about what they're doing," the admiral said. "I see a fairly significant investment in high-end equipment — satellites, ships ... anti-ship missiles, obviously high-end aircraft and all those kinds of things. They are (also) shifting from a focus on their ground forces to focus on their navy ... and their air force."

The big question is why.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Beijing’s Fragile Swagger -- Steve Clemons, The Diplomat

A new face to US-China ties -- Peter Lee, Asia Times

'A Few Years Won't Be Enough' in Afghanistan -- Spiegel Online

Now Afghanistan too shows the limits of American power -- Seumas Milne, The Guardian

Iran wins a round in Iraq: Moqtada al-Sadr's rise could stoke sectarian tensions, help Tehran -- Mohamad Bazzi, New York Daily News

The Next Iraqi Deadline -- New York Times editorial

Inspired To Jihad -- IBD Editorial

The Loony BP-Lockerbie Conspiracy Theory -- Alex Massie, Daily Beast

BP's terrorist: Oil giant lobbied for clemency for Libyan Lockerbie bomber
-- Washington Times editorial

The World's Ever-Increasing Hunger for Coal -- Frank Dohmen, Alexander Jung and Wieland Wagner, Spiegel Online

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