Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- September 7, 2010


Nine Years After 9/11: Assessing the War on Terror -- Colonel Joseph J. Collins, Small Wars Journal

It has been nine years since terrorists struck the United States in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 Americans. Few Americans, especially those of us who were in the Pentagon or near the World Trade Center that day will ever forget it. A modern day Pearl Harbor, 9/11 was a day that radically changed our national security strategy. The smoke, fire, and casualties were stark reminders that the United States had failed to deal adequately with an emerging threat. Nine years of war have followed those attacks. The lives of the agents, police officers, and members of the Armed Forces who fight the war on terrorism --- as well as their families --- have been changed forever.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Obama's Foreign Policy Has Failed -- Peter Beinart, Daily Beast

Even if peace talks fail, Palestine's independence is inevitable -- Daoud Kuttab, Washington Post

Pakistani flood relief must start with fighting corruption -- Ahmed Rashid, Washington Post

China’s young officers and the 1930s syndrome -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph

Japan’s Leadership Merry-Go-Round -- New York Times editorial

Japan As Number Three -- Heizo Takenaka, Project Syndicate

Neo-nationalism threatens Europe -- Stewart Motha, the Guardian

Breaking the grip of Turkey's military -- Stephen Kinzer, The Guardian

In Europe, it's no longer East vs. West -- Anne Applebaum, Washington Post

Europe and Benign Neglect -- Roger Cohen, New York Times

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