Banking On America By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.

DeM Banter: No... really... I'm looking for the good news strategic stories...my search continues. Washington Times July 9, 2013 Pg. B1 The Import-Export Bank brings customers to the defense industry's doors A perfect storm is brewing — one that threatens to devastate what’s left of America’s military and its associated industrial base. This would be …

AMERICAN POWER IN THE 21ST CENTURY WILL BE DEFINED BY THE ‘RISE OF THE REST’ By Joseph S. Nye Jr.

DeM Banter:  Big Dr Nye fan...but does this sound like wishful thinking and rationalization to anyone else?   There is one statement below that all of this hinges on: "....if our leaders follow smart strategies." Do we even have a strategy...dumb or smart?  Therein lies both the question... and the answer...   Washingtonpost.com June 28, …

Don’t Call It Isolationism America’s not retreating — it’s just going undercover. By Gordon Adams

DeM Banter: BPC or BP... or Partnership Strategy... call it what you will--there is value if it is done correctly and part of a larger strategy. Where is the larger strategy? It is expensive as well... and requires Whole of Government or Interagency Planning...my work and knowledge is dated, but trying to get anything interagency …