Monday, September 17, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- September 17, 2012


Washington’s Role Amid The Mideast Struggle For Power -- Washington Post editorial

AMBASSADOR J. Christopher Stevens was the sort of U.S. diplomat who makes a difference. Fluent in Arabic, he roamed the streets of Tripoli and Benghazi, listening more than talking. When he did speak, he pushed hard for Libyans to embrace liberal democracy — and for the United States to stand behind those who took up that cause.

In the wake of his tragic death, the biggest threat to U.S. interests in the Middle East is not that more embassies will be assaulted and more envoys killed. It is that, out of fear of that prospect or anger at what occurred, the United States will not follow Mr. Stevens’s example.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Living with Islam -- Reuel Marc Gerecht, Weekly Standard

Fareed's Take: Vivid protest images do not tell whole story
-- Fareed Zakaria, CNN

The real lesson from embassy attacks — U.S. will always have enemies
-- Andrew Coyne, National Post

The Video Did It: The White House finds a root cause of anti-American violence. -- Wall Street Journal

Anti-Islam film not to blame for violence, foreign policy experts say -- Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon

An orgy of cynicism
-- Hussein Ibish, NOW Lebanon

Under Syrian Shells -- Barak Barfi, New York Times

The West is on a collision course with Iran
-- George Jonas, National Post

Philippines on frontline of US-China rivalry -- Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times

Is India's Economic Growth Sustainable?
-- Lydia Powell, The Globalist

Hugo Chávez’s challenger and why he’s so confident -- Jim Wyss, Miami Herald

Drought of 2012 conjures up Dust Bowl memories, raises questions for tomorrow -- Greg Botelho, CNN

Obama's Mideast Meltdown -- Niall Ferguson, Daily Beast

America needs a debate about foreign policy; the election isn’t providing it -- The Economist

Hard Truths About Global Growth
-- Michael Spence, Council On Foreign Relations

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