Scenes From The War With Iran -- Benny Avni, New York Post
Pundits have been debating the wisdom of an Israeli or US war to stop Iran’s nuclear program. In fact, that war is already upon us — but how effectively?
For now, it’s all cloak-and-dagger, so only a few can really assess our effort. As President Obama’s former national-security adviser, James Jones, said recently, “There are still some tools in our tool kits” short of a full-blown assault on Iran.
This week, such “tools” may have been on full display, as a series of “mysterious” incidents rattled Iran’s nuclear industry.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Man to Watch in Iran? -- Kambiz Tavana and Arash Karami, PBS
Uncontained: Obama’s Confused Iran Policy -- Sohrab Ahmari, World Affairs
Nato cross-border attack: confrontation that crossed the line puts reluctant alliance in jeopardy -- David Blair, The Telegraph
Getting Along With the New Turkey -- Murat Yulek & Anthony Randazzo, Real Clear World
Arab Spring turning chilly for U.S. -- Mark Steyn, Orange County Register
Why Russia is backing Syria -- David Hearst, The Guardian
Putin prepares the Russian empire to strike back -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
A Shift in the Afghanistan Strategy -- John Nagl, Foreign Affairs
Is kidnapping older, unarmed civilians all that's left for Al Qaeda? -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
Russia, 20 Years Along -- Ariel Cohen, New York Times
A Shift from the Middle East to the Pacific -- Christopher Hill, Project Syndicate
Markets Focus on Europe, but China May Be Bigger Worry -- Jeff Cox, CNBC
Can Asia Really Lead the 21st Century? -- Amitav Achary, Real Clear World
Killing the Euro -- Paul Krugman, New York Times