Al Qaeda's attacks on New York and Pentagon ushered in American policy Horn of Africa, West Africa, Philippines and other parts of Middle East and Asia. ..…

Preventing war means intensified diplomacy from State Department and from Pentagon — American generals talking and visiting with Chinese generals order to create network of relationships that are the equivalent of Cold War hotline. ..…

The failure of American leaders — civilians and generals through three administrations, from the Pentagon to the State Department to Congress and the White House — to develop and pursue a strategy to end the war ought to be studied for generations. ..…