Friday, February 24, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 24, 2012



How To Halt The Butchery In Syria -- Anne-Marie Slaughter, New York Times

FOREIGN military intervention in Syria offers the best hope for curtailing a long, bloody and destabilizing civil war. The mantra of those opposed to intervention is “Syria is not Libya.” In fact, Syria is far more strategically located than Libya, and a lengthy civil war there would be much more dangerous to our interests. America has a major stake in helping Syria’s neighbors stop the killing.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Obama’s Iran options -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post

Iran: drumbeat of war has a familiar sound -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian

Tunisia Steps Out: How the little country that sparked the Arab Spring is becoming a regional player for the first time. -- Alex Warren, Foreign Policy

The divisive Somalia
-- Bronwyn Bruton, Khaleej Times

Nations must learn from past mistakes in helping Somalia -- Seth Kaplan, Christian Science Monitor

Crisis, What Crisis? How to Beat Back the China Bears -- Tom Orlik, Wall street Journal

Treating China as an enemy -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph

How the U.S. Could Pressure North Korea Tomorrow: Quit the $100 Bill -- David Wolman, Time

Why is Tony Blair lending credibility to Kazakhstan’s dictator? -- Mike Harris, The Telegraph

The Thorn in Japan-Russia Ties -- Richard Weitz, The Diplomat

Russian voters deserve better than Vladimir Putin’s cynical posturing -- Toronto Star

Rudd to run for Labor leadership as Gillard comes out fighting -- Jessica Wright and Judith Ireland, Sydney Morning Herald

SEC joins running for worst rogue agency -- Phil Kerpen, FOX News

'Stupid' and Oil Prices. Obama's Forrest Gump analysis of rising gas prices.
-- Wall Street Journal

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