You need to read military strategy from a source other than the New York Times.
While admittedly a little self-serving, I did spend approximately 17 of my 30 years in active service dealing with strategic planning and in analysis of likely strategy of real (Soviet Bloc) as well as potential enemies of the US. It's fair game to disagree with conclusions, but your terse remarks would have more credibility if they were founded in something more than knee-jerk party line and relentless anathema to NYT.