Outcomes matter. One will forget a tortuous path if it leads to a sanguine outcome. This is true in medicine and in life. Look at the recent path of American foreign policy and where it has led us. Can You Choose the Right Path? The president announces that Assad has to go. The president lays down a red line for Syria with regard to chemical weapon use. The Syrians detonate a few chemical weapons, testers which we ignore. 100,000 Syrians are killed. We ignore this as this is not a ‘ red line ’ violation. A death by sarin gas is more objectionable than a death by a grenade. There is a chemical weapon massacre in Syria which shocks the world. The president and the administration give daily public briefings on our intended limited military response. The administration assures that this "will not be a pinprick". The Syrian regime watches CNN and FOX News so they can be apprised of the date and hour of our response. The Secretary of State makes a persuasive c
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