Monday, September 12, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- September 12, 2011



A World Without 9/11: No President Obama, More China Trouble, Same Debt Crisis -- Michael Lind, Washington Post

Imagine that the twin towers still dominated the Manhattan skyline. Imagine that the Pentagon’s western facade had remained intact. Imagine that there was no reason to build a memorial in Shanksville, Pa. And imagine that the numbers 9 and 11 meant nothing more than an emergency telephone call.

The world changed on Sept. 11, 2001, that much is clear. But how much, and how radically?

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Myth and Reality After 9/11 -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO

In Search of the Next Big Attack, Long After 9-11 -- Cal Woodward, Military.com

Did Osama Win? -- Andrew Sullivan, Daily Beast/Newsweek

What if the 'Lion' hadn't been slain? -- Farangis Najibullah, Asia Times

Al-Qaeda's zealots of yesteryear turning to politics, democracy -- Doug Saunders, Globe And Mail

U.S. Prepares to Talk to Taliban It Wanted to ‘Destroy’ -- Danger Room

Half a Trillion Dollars of Broken Afghan Dreams -- New York Times/Reuters

9/11 Recalled — Kabul -- Sharifullah Sahak, At War, New York Times

In Afghanistan, tie between 9/11 and the war often gets lost -- Laura King, L.A. Times

Are 3,000 Troops Worse Than None in Iraq? -- Kenneth Pollack, Real Clear World

We Need Troops in Iraq
-- Max Boot, Commentary

Egypt’s Botched Revolution
-- Michael Totten, Pajamas Media

Beyond Cairo, Israel Sensing a Wider Siege -- Ethan Bronner, New York Times

Britain has travelled steadily towards the edge of the cliff in the years since 9/11 -- Melanie Phillips, Daily Mail

Canada's Oil Sands Are a Jobs Gusher -- Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Wall Street Journal

Europe’s Fiscal Fantasies
-- New York Times editorial

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