Monday, August 30, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 30, 2010

Brazil, India And China -- Not Quite Superpowers Yet -- Carlos Lozada, Washington Post

It's an article of faith among the liberal, open-minded, well-meaning, Davos-crowd intelligentsia: The leadership of the big global institutions -- the International Monetary Fund, the U.N. Security Council, the World Bank and the like -- must be opened up to emerging powers. The current structures reflect old post-World War II realities and no longer make sense. It's time to more fully include China, India, Brazil and other countries that are becoming dominant players in the 21st century.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Winding down the Iraq war, and avoiding civil war -- Irena L. Sargsyan, L.A. Times

A Dicey Moment For Iraq
-- Michael O'Hanlon, National Interest

The Real Cost of the War in IraqWhat seven years of fighting has done to American society. -- Anne Applebaum, Slate

The Gulf war at 20; its lessons today -- Richard N. Haass, Daily Star

Fighting Corruption in Afghanistan -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine

Rivalry Grows Between China's Top Leaders
-- Willy Lam, Asia Sentinel

Chinese labor strife frames larger fight over ideology -- Japan Times/Sentaku Magazine

In Israel, Settling for Less
-- Gadi Taub, New York Times

Obama's Foreign Policy Flies in the Face of Reason -- Lauri B. Regan, American Thinker

Five myths about mosques in America -- Edward E. Curtis IV, Washington Post

Plans and Benchmarks for Haiti -- New York Times editorial

Mexico needs U.S. help -- but not troops
-- Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald

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