Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 10, 2015

Roger Cohen, New York Times: Obama's Syrian Nightmare

Syria will be the biggest blot on the Obama presidency, a debacle of staggering proportions. For more than four years now, the war has festered. A country has been destroyed, four million Syrians are refugees, Islamic State has moved into the vacuum and President Bashar al-Assad still drops barrel bombs whose shrapnel and chlorine rip women and children to shreds.

For a long time, those who fled waited in the neighborhood. They wanted to go home. They filled camps in Turkey and Jordan and Lebanon. When it became clear even to them that “home” no longer existed, nothing could stop them in their desperate flight toward the perceived security of Europe. The refugee crisis is the chronicle of a disaster foretold.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 10, 2015

US Wary, Not Surprised, by Russia's Syria Efforts -- Jeff Seldin & Jonas Bernstein, VOA

Refugee crisis: apart from Syrians, who is travelling to Europe? -- Patrick Kingsley, The Guardian

Where Is the Regional Response to Syrian Refugee Crisis? -- Rodger Shanahan, The Australian

Is Al Qaeda Winning in Saudi-Iran Proxy War in Yemen? -- Yaaroslav Trofimov, WSJ

In central Yemen, Saudi policy of 'checking' Iran is tested in battle -- Taylor Luck, CSM

This Is What ISIS' Rise Means for the “Kurdish Question” -- Burak Kadercan, National Interest

Podcast: Just how strong is Iran’s military? -- Reuters

With China bristling, is Japan's military upping its game? Some say no. -- Gavin Blair, CSM

Why Obama and Xi Are About to Get Tough on Each Other -- Time

Austerity Now: Brazil's Downgrade and Reckoning -- Marc Margolis, Bloomberg

Cameron, Hollande and Merkel: Why we support the Iran deal -- Washington Post

So What If Voters Hate the Iran Deal? -- Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg

Putting an End to Congress’ Meddling on the Nuclear Deal -- Daniel Larison, American Conservative

Donald Trump exposes behind-the-scenes rift between billionaires -- Benjamin C. Waterhouse, Reuters

United Flight 93 Memorial Center Opens Today: Pictures and Video -- Jack Martinez, Reuters