Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 5, 2015

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) attends a news conference with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh March 5, 2015. Credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool

Howard LaFranchi, CSM: Why Arab leaders are telling Obama to listen to Netanyahu

Largely overlooked in all the hubbub of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress about Iran this week is that Arab leaders pretty much agree with him.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have looked like he stood alone at the podium as he addressed Congress this week.

But as he hammered away at his view that a nuclear deal with Iran would dangerously empower an Iranian regime already in full expansion mode, his words no doubt drew vigorous nods from what might seem a surprising group: Arab leaders from Saudi Arabia to Egypt.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 5, 2015

White House Official: Nuclear Deal Is Best Way to Avoid War With Iran -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

A naive U.S. welcome for Iran in Iraq -- Washington Post editorial

We Cannot Reason with Iran -- Jack David, RCW

Taking back Tikrit and Mosul from Islamic State could make life worse for residents -- Peter Van Buren, Reuters

What's at stake in the battle for Aleppo? -- Dominique Soguel, CSM

Four Rival Factions Pick Over Syria’s Bones -- Jonathan Spyer, PJ Media

The rise and rise of Libya's rogue general -- Hafed al-Ghwell, Al Jazeera

Anthony Fensom">China’s Great Wall Of Debt -- Anthony Fensom, The Diplomat

'India's Daughter,' the film banned by India: What did it show? -- Monica Sarkar, for CNN

Britain and Europe need to debate modern defence needs and spending -- Guardian editorial

At key Ukraine flashpoint, both rebels and loyalists wait and worry -- Scott Peterson, CSM

NATO Unleashed: Stopping Russia in Its Tracks -- Marik String, National Interest

Not All Russian Billionaires Are Putin Cronies -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Benghazi Panel Wants More Than Clinton's E-Mail -- Josh Rogin & Eli Lake, Bloomberg

How Silicon Valley Shapes Our Future -- Thomas Schulz, Spiegel Online

Where Oil Prices Go From Here -- Mohamed A. El-Erian, Bloomberg