U.S. Defense Secretary Robert GatesFrom The Washinton Post:
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned yesterday against the risk of a "creeping militarization" of U.S. foreign policy, saying the State Department should lead U.S. engagement with other countries, with the military playing a supporting role.
"We cannot kill or capture our way to victory" in the long-term campaign against terrorism, Gates said, arguing that military action should be subordinate to political and economic efforts to undermine extremism.
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My Comment: The sacrifice and persistence of the U.S. military is one reason why it is one of the most popular institutions in the United States.
Politicians and their bureaucratic departments .... State Department, CIA, Aid Agencies etc... have to participate more than what they have been in the past.
OK .... laugh at me for being optimistic. But in the long run Robert Gates is right that the U.S. Military can only do so much.
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