Friday, August 6, 2010

Commentaries, Opinons, And Editorials -- August 6, 2010


America Is at Risk of Boiling Over -- Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal

And out-of-touch leaders don't see the need to cool things off.

It is, obviously, self-referential to quote yourself, but I do it to make a point. I wrote the following on New Year's day, 1994. America 16 years ago was a relatively content nation, though full of political sparks: 10 months later the Republicans would take the House for the first time in 40 years. But beneath all the action was, I thought, a coming unease. Something inside was telling us we were living through "not the placid dawn of a peaceful age but the illusory calm before stern storms."

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

A Hiroshima Apology? -- Warren Kozak, Wall Street Journal

Still thankful for the bomb -- John Rossi, Philadelphia Inquirer

Yes, Afghanistan is Vietnam -- Harold Gould, The Diplomat

A kinder, gentler Taliban: Terrorist propaganda can't hide murderous strategy -- Washington Times editorial

Why Not Abandon the Women of Afghanistan? -- Judy Bachrach, World Affairs

Obama's briefing on Iran: It's about pressure, not diplomacy -- Robert Kagan, Washington Post

Five comments on the Israel-Lebanon border clash and what it means -- Daniel Levy, Foreign Policy

The QDR's Catastrophic Report -- Lawrence Korb, Charles Knight, Foreign Policy

Naomi Campbell's pique finally has a purpose -- Greg Campbell, The Guardian

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