Thursday, January 19, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- January 19, 2012



Israel May Have Taken A Step Back From Bombing Iran – But For How Long? -- The Guardian

The chair of the US joint chiefs of staff who is in Israel to discuss Iran will warn of the dire consequences of a military strike.

When Israel's defence minister, Ehud Barak, said this week that his country was "very far off" from taking a decision about whether to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, may have allowed himself a moment of relief before boarding his flight to Tel Aviv on Thursday.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

The US and Iran are on a path to confrontation -- Shashank Joshi, The Telegraph

Are U.S., Iran Headed Toward War? -- Michael D. Mosettig, PBS Newshour

The perfect storm: Three ways to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions – short of war -- Leonard S. Spector, Christian Science Monitor

Why Regime Change Won't Work in Iran -- Robert Wright, The Atlantic

Europeans fear Iran oil embargo will wreck economy
-- Andrés Cala, Christian Science Monitor

Iraq’s Politics, Iraq’s Problem -- Christopher R. Hill, Project Syndicate

North Korea Reprises Its Role as International Beggar -- Doug Bandow, National Interest

The Last Kim of Pyongyang? -- Daniel M. Kliman, Foreign Policy

Japan's Coming Demographic Crisis -- Michael Auslin, Real Clear World

Ruling on Terror Suspect Is an Outrage -- Max Boot, Commentary

The Case for a United Jerusalem
-- Nathan Diament, The Atlantic

Chávez appointment - a slap to Colombia? -- Girish Gupta, Christian Science Monitor

Envisioning Russia after Putin -- Walter Laqueur, The National Interest

Russia: Re-Elect Obama, or It's World War III -- Kim Zigfeld, American Thinker

Europe's Lessons on How to Create a Depression -- Martin Feldstein, The Moscow Times

Civilization in Reverse
-- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO

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