Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 25, 2017



Willis L. Krumholz, The Federalist: It’s Good For America, Not Russia, To Stop The CIA From Funding Syrian Jihadists

The idea that Russia orchestrated the Trump administration’s decision to end the CIA’s funding of jihadists is totally corrupt and offensive.

The latest batch of horse manure peddled by the mainstream media came after yet another anonymous leak from within the intelligence community to the Washington Post. On Wednesday last week, the Post reported that President Trump had ordered the Central Intelligence Agency to stop arming and training the rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

The decision likely occurred last month, during a meeting in the Oval Office that included national security advisor H.R. McMaster and CIA Director Mike Pompeo. This was several weeks before a July 7 meeting that Trump was set to have with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who backs the Assad regime.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 25, 2017

Trump Is Striving For an Endgame in Syria -- Angelo Codevilla, RCW

As Temple Mount tensions persist, where’s Donald Trump? -- Raphael Ahren, Times of Israel

How a 1929 Dispute Frames Today's Temple Mount Conflict -- Noah Feldman, Bloomberg

Bombing the Rubble -- Tom Engelhardt, RCW/Tom Dispatch

US-China trade must be a two-way street -- SCMP editorial

The South China Sea’s untapped oil and natural gas are back in focus -- Steve Mollman, Quartz

Can the US get a foot in Vietnam’s door? -- Wendell Minnick, Shephard

Disputes Between Germany and Turkey Threaten to Affect NATO Mission -- Julian E. Barnes and Emre Peker, WSJ

Europe’s Next Crisis: The Balkans -- Walter Russel Mead, WSJ

Poland's President Is No Friend of the Opposition -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Can Macron avoid the Sarkozy trap? -- Dalibor Rohac, Politico

Don’t write off post-Brexit London just yet -- John Lloyd, Reuters

Donald Trump is the odd man out with Putin and Xi -- Alexander Gabuev, Financial Times

Why It’s Hard to Take Democrats Seriously on Russia -- James Kirchick, Politico

Are Russia and America Headed for a Showdown? -- George Beebe, National Interest

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