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Comment author: lessdazed 12 September 2011 11:01:19PM 10 points [-]

The best policy has some bad repercussions.

The worst policy has some good consequences.

"Don't invade Poland," was not a coherent American strategy for ensuring a peaceful Europe. It was only such for Germany. Likewise "Don't fly hijacked planes into buildings," isn't a policy that the United States needs to implement.

American strategy informs American actions and can only indirectly influence non-American actions.