Thursday, April 7, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- April 7, 2011

Rebel forces were forced to retreat from Brega after having made some gains [Reuters]

Libyan Rebels To NATO: Get Lost -- Washington Times Editorial

Libyan rebels are so frustrated with NATO that they think the alliance should halt its military operations. Maybe NATO should oblige them.

Forces fighting Moammar Gadhafi have become increasingly perturbed with the support they are getting from NATO under the newly named Operation Unified Protector. The rebels blame NATO for their flagging fortunes on the battlefield and have even requested that the alliance suspend operations unless they "do the job properly." Gen. Abdel-fattah Younis, chief of staff of the rebel forces, said, "NATO is moving very slowly, allowing Gadhafi forces to advance. NATO has become our problem."

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Will Libya stalemate force US out of its back-seat role? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Why is the Fed Bailing Out Qaddafi? -- Matt Tabbi, Rolling Stone
NATO Fears War without End in Libya -- Carsten Volkery, Spiegel Online
Oil A Major Prize In Fight For Control Of Libya -- Jackie Northam, NPR
US general says it’s beginning to look a lot like stalemate in Libya -- Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
The Consequences of the Libyan War for NATO -- Daniel Larison, American Conservative
Does withdrawing U.S. planes from Libya serve our interests? -- Washington Post editorial

Why France moved forcefully on Ivory Coast, Libya -- Robert Marquand, Christian Science Monitor
Ivory Coast's troubles far from over -- The Australian
ANALYSIS-French air attacks risk deepening Ivorian rift -- Reuters
Manufacturing Cote d'Ivoire's 'good guy' -- Al Jazeera

The Misleading Optics of Progress in Afghanistan -- Paul Pillar, National Interest

Al Qaeda returns to Afghanistan: Why is the U.S. failing to keep terrorists out of the country? -- Joshua Foust, PBS

Egyptian democracy’s growing pains -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

The Revolution Stops Here (Syria) -- Richard Haass, Time

North Korea's Collapsing Economy Opens Door for Criminal Gangs -- Iain Mills, World Politics Review

China and Imperial Germany
-- James R. Holmes, The Diplomat

Is a Sino-Indian war really possible? -- Vikas Kumar, East Asia Review

Saudi Arabia on the Brink -- Bruce Riedel, National Interest

Time for EU to wake up and embrace default -- Eric Reguly, Globe And Mail

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