We cannot kill or capture our way to victory.
-- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, issuing a stark warning against U.S. overreliance on military responses, to the detriment of diplomacy: "America's civilian institutions of diplomacy and development have been chronically undermanned and underfunded for far too long -- relative to what we traditionally spend on the military, and more importantly, relative to the responsibilities and challenges our nation has around the world." (Source: The Washington Post)
Isn't it refreshing to have a member of the current administration make this statement?
What does this mean, as a challenge, to the next?
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It's somewhat refreshing