Thursday, March 15, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- March 15, 2012



Why Syria's Assad Could Hang On For A Decade Or More -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor

Despite defiant talk from fighters vowing to oust him, Syria's Assad is in a much stronger position than was Libya's Qaddafi.

As Syrian forces shelled, rocketed, and sniped their way back into the northern town of Idlib this week, witnesses to the carnage say the sacking of the town is emblematic of the vastly unequal fight between those who want to remove the Syrian regime and President Bashar al-Assad's large and disciplined Army.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

The Syrian Opposition Has Failed
-- Daily Star editorial
From the front line to the front page: Syria's image war (Photo Blog) -- MSNBC
Syria's Assad Withstands Pressure That Toppled Other Arab Leaders -- Voice of America
A journey into Syria's nightmare -- Reuters
Few good options for Syria, but arming the rebels may be the worst -- Aryn Baker, Time
Assad Couple Fiddles While Syria Burns -- Harvey Morris, IHT
Q&A: More atrocity to come in Syria? -- CNN
Why Syria's Assad Could Hang On For A Decade Or More -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor
Syria: How will year-old conflict play out? -- Peter Wilkinson, CNN
Syria, a Year Later -- Dr. Josef Olmert, Huffington Post
Sanctions Hurt Syrians, but They Can't Even Keep Bashar al-Assad Off iTunes -- Max Fisher, The Atlantic

U.S. must not abandon Afghan women to the Taliban -- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, CNN
How will it end in Afghanistan? -- Sandy Gall, L.A. Times
Analysis: Afghanistan increasingly looks like Iraq -- Yahoo News/AP
Game over in Afghanistan -- Fred Kaplan, National Post/Slate
I saw this massacre coming -- Michael Yon, New York Daily News
America's impossible war in Afghanistan achieves nothing -- Tony Karon, The National
What Is Plan B in Afghanistan? -- Steve Coll, New Yorker
McManus: A Plan C for Afghanistan -- Doyle McManus, L.A Times

Iran: Obama Has Surrendered -- James Lewis, American Thinker

Deterring Iran is the best option
-- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post

Asia's Experience Probably Means US is bluffing on Iran -- David J. Karl, Asia Sentinel

Time Is Running Out for Iraq -- Irena L. Sargsyan, National Interest

Chinese netizens respond to the fall of Bo Xilai -- Isaac Stone Fish, Foreign Policy

Sri Lankan ghosts haunt India -- M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times

The meaning of ‘Kony 2012’ -- Washington Post editorial

Why Serbia is still bullish on the EU -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy

Mr. Sarkozy on the Low Road -- New York Times editorial

Europe’s Real Crisis: The Continent’s problems are as much demographic as financial. They won’t go away soon. -- Megan McArdle, The Atlantic

Exposing the 2 percent oil reserves myth -- Institute For Energy Research

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