[EGPWS]

"Grand strategy is the blueprint from which policy follows. It envisions a country's mission, defines its interests and sets its priorities. Part of grand strategy's grandeur lies in its durability: A single grand strategy can shape decades, even centuries of policy."

And I DO believe Dubya has gone forth with a grand strategy!

Good to see it in print. Excellent post!

[AFPhys]

There are times that primary sources are important. Here is a good time to list Mr.Gaddis' sources:

President Bush Graduation Speech at West Point - 1Jun02
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020601-3.html

and: The National Security Strategy of the United States of America - 17Sep02
http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nss.html

Therein he and his administration lay out the "Liberty Doctrine" which this author is discussing.