Friday, December 2, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- December 2, 2011



Scenes From The War With Iran -- Benny Avni, New York Post

Pundits have been debating the wisdom of an Israeli or US war to stop Iran’s nuclear program. In fact, that war is already upon us — but how effectively?

For now, it’s all cloak-and-dagger, so only a few can really assess our effort. As President Obama’s former national-security adviser, James Jones, said recently, “There are still some tools in our tool kits” short of a full-blown assault on Iran.

This week, such “tools” may have been on full display, as a series of “mysterious” incidents rattled Iran’s nuclear industry.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

The Man to Watch in Iran? -- Kambiz Tavana and Arash Karami, PBS

Uncontained: Obama’s Confused Iran Policy -- Sohrab Ahmari, World Affairs

Nato cross-border attack: confrontation that crossed the line puts reluctant alliance in jeopardy -- David Blair, The Telegraph

Getting Along With the New Turkey -- Murat Yulek & Anthony Randazzo, Real Clear World

Arab Spring turning chilly for U.S.
-- Mark Steyn, Orange County Register

Why Russia is backing Syria -- David Hearst, The Guardian

Putin prepares the Russian empire to strike back -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian

A Shift in the Afghanistan Strategy
-- John Nagl, Foreign Affairs

Is kidnapping older, unarmed civilians all that's left for Al Qaeda? -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

Russia, 20 Years Along
-- Ariel Cohen, New York Times

A Shift from the Middle East to the Pacific -- Christopher Hill, Project Syndicate

Markets Focus on Europe, but China May Be Bigger Worry -- Jeff Cox, CNBC

Can Asia Really Lead the 21st Century? -- Amitav Achary, Real Clear World

Killing the Euro -- Paul Krugman, New York Times

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