Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 22, 2012



Syria: Can Barack Obama Prevent A Chemical Nightmare? -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph

As stockpiles of the outlawed weapons grow, inaction on Syria could cost us dear

As one of the world’s leading pariah states, it should come as no surprise that the Syria of Bashar al-Assad takes enormous pride in the formidable array of chemical weapons it has acquired in order to sustain its rulers in power.

Having suffered two catastrophic defeats at the hands of Israel during the Sixties and Seventies, Assad’s predecessors resolved to make the development of chemical weapons a central feature of military doctrine, to ensure that Syria did not suffer similar humiliations in future.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Lebanon feels the heat as Syria melts -- Joseph A. Kechichian, Special to Gulf News

The U.S. must keep speed up its aid to the Syrian opposition -- Washington Post editorial

Will Obama stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions? -- John Bolton, Washington Times

After Afghanistan, a New Great Game
-- Alexander Cooley, New York Times

The Taliban's Wedge Strategy -- Benjamin Jensen, New York Times

In China, Gu Kailai’s Reprieve Reinforces Cynicism -- Andrew Jacobs, New York Times

Kim Jong Un Is No Reformer -- Victor Cha, Foreign Policy

U.S. and Russia in a new standoff: Tussle over Afghanistan neighbor Tajikistan
-- Ilan Berman and Tyler McKinley, Washington Times

Russia's hypocrisy on Syria -- Hussein Ibish, NOW Lebanon

Pussy Riot sentence brings dissent to the masses
-- Anne Applebaum, Washington Post

Germany Doesn’t Help Europe by Undermining the Euro -- Clive Crook, Bloomberg

America's Baby Bust: How The Great Recession Has Jeopardized Our Demographic Health -- Joel Kotkin, Forbes

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