Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- March 28, 2012



Barack Obama’s Grovelling Before The Russians Is An Embarrassment -- Niles Gardiner, The Telegraph

Ronald Reagan, together with Margaret Thatcher, stood up to Moscow, and brought the Soviet Empire to its knees. In contrast, Barack Obama has gone on his knees to grovel before the Russians. The exchange between President Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Seoul was a display of supplication before a major strategic adversary on an issue of great importance for US national security – missile defence. The private conservation was picked up on microphone, and relayed by ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper:

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Russia and geopolitics on the campaign trail -- Matthew Rojansky, CNN

Obama says he's not 'hiding the ball' on Russia -- Ben Feller, AP

President Obama’s bad bet on Vladi­mir Putin -- Washington Post editorial

How Russia Plays the Great Game
-- Richard Weitz, The Diplomat

North Korea's rocket diplomacy -- Sydney Morning Herald

Four Arab worlds will meet in Baghdad -- Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star

Netanyahu Sees Strike on Iran’s Nukes as Worth the Risk
-- Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg

Iran Watch: What's with all the wheat? -- Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy

Iran: we have seen it before -- iol.co.za

U.S. Senate resolution on Iran may be bipartisan, but it could lead to war -- Richard L. Klass, Christian Science Monitor

Abu Muqawama: Like U.S., Hezbollah Caught in the Middle of Israel-Iran Conflict -- Andrew Exum, World Politics Review

How Khartoum is Yet Again Chasing Civilians From Their Homes
-- Armin Rosen, The New Republic

Mali's Coup Leader: Interview with an Improbable Strongman -- Julius Cavendish / Kati, Time

Battling the Qaeda Hydra -- Ian Bremmer and David Gordon, New York Times

Is the CIA in Your Kitchen? -- Andrew Napolitano, Reason

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