Thursday, March 28, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- March 28, 2013

North Korea's artillery sub-units, whose mission is to strike Daeyeonpyeong island and Baengnyeong island of South Korea, conduct a live shell firing drill in this picture released on March 14, 2013. (Reuters/KCNA)

No, North Korea Can’t Hit Hawaii -- James Hardy, Special to CNN

North Korea's announcement via state TV that it was preparing to target Guam, Hawaii and the continental United States – and had readied its “rocket and long-range artillery” forces for the purpose – has inspired a cacophony of speculation across the globe.

But the fact is that despite the bombast, and unless there has been a miraculous turnaround among North Korea’s strategic forces, there is little to no chance that it could successfully land a missile on Guam, Hawaii or anywhere else outside the Korean Peninsula that U.S. forces may be stationed.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Iran's support for Syria still appears strong - but is it hedging its bets? -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor

Turkey and Israel Feel the Effect as Syria’s Civil War Fuels Tensions at Borders -- Sebnem Arsu and Rick Gladstone, New York Times

Why Stay in the Middle East? -- Leon Hadar, National Interest

Obama Is Leaving A Vacuum in the Middle East -- Andrew Natsios, USA Today

Iraq Today is Afghanistan Tomorrow -- Steven Metz, WPR

Islamist militancy quietly makes inroads in post-revolution Tunisia -- John Thorne, Christian Science Monitor

China as peacemaker
-- Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Reuters

Can India become a great power?
-- The Economist

Cypriot Banks Reopen amid Calm and Fear -- Stefan Schultz, Spiegel Online

The 'Pride of Russia': A Corrupt Politician's Ignoble Demise -- Matthias Schepp, Spiegel Online

Stay out of Other Nations' Civil Wars -- Doug Bandow, Real Clear Politics

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