[nathanbedford]

If we are starting a new Cold War, or even a new world war, we should at least have a policy.

The standard for articulating a clear policy was set for ever by Winston Churchill as England was about the stand alone:

You ask, what is our policy? I will say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: victory; victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

Obama has no policy and that means that everybody who can get to a microphone or to a keyboard is advising us about tactics. Tactics should be in service of strategy and strategy in service of policy. The sequence is significant and should not be reversed.

Let us have no discussion of no-fly zones or any other tactical moves until we know what our policy is. What is the endgame? Most significant, where do American national interests lie?

[Vic S]

If we are starting a new Cold War, or even a new world war, we should at least have a policy.

It should begin with -- Who is the enemy?

[robowombat]

Unfortunately such thinking has been absent in DC for some time.

[556x45]

I think Barry does have a policy. At least I think its clear. His policy doesnt include the rest of us, just him. Its all about him all the time. His policy is doing as little as possible while being enriched as much as possible.

[ModelBreaker]

Russia’s strategy is pretty clear. Get close enough and threatening enough to Saudi Arabia so the Saudis cut back on oil production.