Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 16, 2014

U.S. Credibility And The Anti-ISIS Coalition -- Max Boot, Commentary

Last week a congressman asked me: Should I support President Obama’s anti-ISIS strategy even though it is likely to fail? Good question. And it’s not only lawmakers who are asking themselves that question. So are actual or potential U.S. allies from Europe to the Middle East. The most important people to be asking themselves that question are Sunni tribes in Iraq and Syria whose support is vital to defeat ISIS. But should they risk their lives in what could well be a losing cause?

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 16, 2014

Airstrike Uncertainties: Obama's Dangerously Vague New War -- Markus Feldenkirchen, Christoph Reuter and Holger Stark, Spiegel Online

Turkish reluctance hurts U.S. plans for coalition against Islamic State -- Jonny Hogg and Nick Tattersall, Reuters

Iran and the U.S. Are Allies Against ISIS but Aren’t Ready to Admit It Yet -- Joshua Keating, Slate

How Iran Could Become Our Shadow Enemy in the Syria ISIS War -- Jacob Siegel, Daily Beast

Islamic State: Obama plan to cut pipeline for US terrorist recruits -- Harry Bruinius, CSM

Islamic State in Iraq: 'They Know Exactly What They Are Doing' -- Spiegel Online

Kerry Enlists Saudi King in War of Ideas Against ISIS -- Michael Crowley, Time

Syrian Opposition Blasts Reports It Signed a Truce With ISIS -- Josh Rogin, Daily Beast

Avoid a classic blunder: Stay out of religious wars in the Middle East -- Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Reuters

Is Iraq Becoming America’s Gaza? -- Leon Hadar, American Conservative

Xi’s visit a defining moment in India-China ties -- Atul Aneja & Suhasini Haidar, Hindu Times

Repairing Japan-China ties -- Japan Times editorial

The Hornet’s Nest: Our Longest War and the Americans who Fought It -- David Mattingly, War On The Rocks

How history turned against Tory-voting Scotland -- Tom Devine, The Guardian

Why is the U.S. nervous about Scottish independence vote? -- Kevin Liptak, CNN White House Producer

Russia's Treaty Violations & Nuclear Instability -- William Schneider, Real Clear Defense