Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- November 6, 2013

Bushehr nuclear power plant, south of Tehran, Iran (Reuters / Mehr News Agency/ Majid Asgaripour)

Iran Talks: Do We Want A Deal Or A War? -- Trita Parsi, Special to CNN

(CNN) -- Talks with Iran over its nuclear program resume Thursday. Make no mistake: The deal the Obama administration is pursuing with Iran over its nuclear program is a good deal. It will leave Iran with neither a nuclear weapon nor an undetectable breakout capability. And by ensuring that the deal also is a win for Iran, Tehran won't have incentives to cheat and violate the agreement.

Based on conversations with diplomats on both sides of the table, I believe it is a durable deal that enhances America's security and nonproliferation goals while making Iran much less hostile and U.S. allies in the region much more safe.

And make no mistake about the flip side: The alternative to this deal -- the continuation of the sanctions path -- will see Iran continue to inch toward a nuclear weapons option while the U.S. and Iran gravitate toward a disastrous military confrontation.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Israel: Not seen but very much heard at Iran nuclear talks -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor

The water threat in Iran -- Meir Javedanfar, Al-Monitor

How America Blew It in the Middle East -- Robert Dreyfuss, Real Clear World

Assad’s Ploy -- Max Boot, Commentary

Is U.S. policy in Syria changing? -- Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star

The Stunning Hubris of Syria Hawks -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic

Japan targets China as islands dispute threatens to boil over -- William Engdahl, RT

How Many Chinas Are There? A question that continues to roil Taiwan. -- Ethan Epstein, Weekly Standard

Insight: Failure to end China's labor camps shows limits of Xi's power -- Benjamin Kang Lim and Ben Blanchard, Reuters

Putin the Powerful? -- Gordon G. Chang, World Affairs

Can Spying on Allies Be Right? -- Mark Stout, War On The Rocks

Snowden: A Manifesto for the Truth -- Edward Snowden, Meriksson

What, exactly, has new Edward Snowden 'manifesto' accomplished? -- Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor

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