Monday, August 26, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 26, 2013



How Should The US React To  “Moral Obscenity” In Syria? -- Mark Mardell, BBC

US Secretary of State John Kerry has denounced the Syrian government for attacking its own people with chemical weapons in a highly-charged, emotional, statement.

He appeared to be preparing the ground for military action, while giving away no details of what will be done.

Mr Kerry said what happened was a moral obscenity that should shock the world and offend "our basic sense of humanity".

What else do we learn from his words?

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Why Obama Is Being Pulled Into Syrian Conflict -- Gerald F. Seib, Wall Street Journal

US strike on Syria? How far Obama might go. -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor

As world prepares to act on Syria, Russia scrambles to apply brake -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor

How Saddam Hussein Made the Middle East Stable -- David Francis, The Fiscal Times

Analysis: Gulf Islamists irked as monarchs back Egypt's generals -- Angus McDowall, Reuters

Indecision on Egypt Leaves U.S. Interests at Risk -- Nikolas Gvosdev, WPR

Why Israel Will Miss Morsi. As Egypt's Military Cracks Down, Sinai Descends Into Chaos -- Zack Gold, Foreign Affairs

Why Egyptians are cheering a deadly coup – for now -- Rachel Shabi, The Guardian

The Forgotten Genocide: North Korea’s Prison State -- Robert Park, World Affairs

The Chinese Can't Stage a Decent Show Trial -- Paul Roderick Gregory, Forbes

China, U.S. Vie for World Approval -- Bruce Stokes, Real Clear World

Turkish politics: Lonely command -- The Economist

Is Europe Still in Crisis? -- Jeremy Warner, Daily Telegraph

Europe Needs to Grow Up -- Juliane Mendelsohn, The European

Reports of American decline are greatly exaggerated -- Hussein Ibish, National Interest

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