Sounds a lot like my concept, except I add in a point between #1 and #2 where you overtly threaten the bad actors prior to actually obliterating them.
And then add a #4: Lather, rinse, repeat. This is important because it’s going to take a few tries before it sinks in that we as a country are serious, based on our recent history. It’s going to take a few passes through the model before the rest of the world understands that when we get to “threaten”, they’d better make corrective action before we move to “obliterate”.
So, my model is:
1. Articulate the U.S. national interest at stake
2. Give an ultimatum to those acting against that interest
3. Use overwhelming force to remove those acting against that interest
4. Get out
5. Repeat to the point where you never have to get past #2 again
What about Rush’s “excrement list” policy as well?
We give foreign aid only to those who don’t oppose our national interests, including votes at the UN.