In the October 10 edition of The Washington Post, an op-ed by columnist Josh Rogin:

"Will the Syrian people ever see justice"

In the October 8-9 issue of the Wall Street Journal, a book review by James Traub:

"Our History of Failure" 'The Roots of America's Mideast Delusion'

The book is "Ike's Gamble" by Michael Doran, Free Press, $28, 292 pages.

In the October 8 edition of The Economist, a commentary with the title:

"Viktor Orban succeeds only because Europe cannot hold together"