Thursday, July 14, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 14, 2011



Preparing For A New Libya -- Washington Post editorial

FAR TOO TIMID in its response to the Arab Spring, the Obama administration lately has shown welcome signs of greater assertiveness. This week the president and secretary of state finally declared Syria’s Bashar al-Assad an illegitimate ruler after the U.S. ambassador in Damascus made a high-profile visit to the besieged city of Hama. White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan traveled to Saudi Arabia last weekend to tell Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh that U.S. aid depends on his agreement to step down.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

0 for 2: Obama's failed Middle East policy. -- Elliot Abrams, Weekly Standard

How the Arab world lost southern Sudan -- Lamis Andoni, Al Jazeera

Q+A: Who Could Be Behind the Mumbai Blasts? -- reuters

More Mumbais? -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO

Mullen visits China to mend military ties, but South China Sea disputes steal spotlight -- Paul Pennay, Christian Science Monitor

Latest export to China: The American dream -- Calum MacLeod, USA Today

Gun Mayhem Along the Border
-- New York Times editorial

Too fast, too furious: Justice Department gunrunning scheme backfires -- Washington Times editorial

March towards euro Armageddon -- Bill Jamieson, Scotsman

Vive la Similarité (Bastille Day in France) -- David McCullough, New York Times

Europe Banking Lies Coming Unglued -- American Interest

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