One Year In, Will Syria Become A Guerrilla War? -- David Enders and Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy Newspapers
RAMTHA, Jordan — With Syrian forces tightening their grip in and around Deraa, the city close to this Jordanian border town where the revolt against President Bashar Assad began a year ago, the uprising may be entering a new phase of grinding guerrilla warfare.
Short of ammunition and heavy weapons — and driven from a succession of urban strongholds in recent weeks — rebel bands of civilians, military deserters and Islamic militants will likely turn increasingly to ambushes, bombings and other classic insurgent tactics in their fight to end four decades of Assad family rule, said activists, experts and U.S. officials.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Pentagon overstating the case not to intervene in Syria? -- Rick Moran, American Thinker
To help Syria, apply a mix of 'soft' and 'hard' power -- Benedetta Berti, Christian Science Monitor
Policy of proxies works to deepen Iran's isolation -- The National Editorial
Is The Army Responsible for the Afghan Massacre? -- Jim Frederick, Time
That ticking time bomb is America's exhausted army -- Brian Stewart, CBC
Defense Cutbacks Put Intolerable Stress on Troops in Afghanistan -- Max Boot, Commentary
The Source of American Military Power -- Bruce Walker, American Thinker
Asia’s year of leadership change -- Korea JoongAng Daily
China: Battle Over Bo Won’t End Struggle -- Russell Leigh Moses, Wall Street Journal
Russia - U.S. - Back to Business? -- Fyodor Lukyanov, Russia in Global Affairs
Retire the ‘reset’ with Russia -- E. Wayne Merry, Washington Times
Sarkozy making his last stand -- Gwynne Dyer, Winnipeg Free Press
Greece’s default: The wait is over. The biggest sovereign default in history, and the most anticipated. -- The Economist
The calm before Europe’s next debt storm -- Eric Reguly, Globe and Mail
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