The Right Way for Turkey to Intervene in Syria -- Soner Cagaptay, New York Times
TURKEY was the first country to take direct military action against the government of Bashar al-Assad since Syria’s uprising began in the spring of 2011. And tensions are escalating further: earlier this week, the Turkish government sent 25 F-16 fighters to an air base near the border with Syria and on Wednesday it forced a Syrian passenger plane to land in the Turkish capital, Ankara, where suspected military aid shipments were taken off the plane.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
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Why Iran Can’t Follow China’s Lead -- Ray Takeyh, New York Times
In Iraq, No Signs Can Be Good Signs -- Michael Rubin, Commentary
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Election fever in Israel -- Jerusalem Post editorial
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