In Syria, All Goals and Options Are on Trump’s Table

To have an effective strategy requires articulation and understanding of how goals and options relate.

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On Mar. 22, The Wall Street Journal posted a piece in which Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, states that, “Bolton is a believer in the robust use of all instruments of American power,” and “…perhaps the perception that Trump, Bolton and…Pompeo are willing to use these instruments will make it less likely they have to be used. (Ayatollah) Khamenei, Kim Jong Un, (Vladimir) Putin and others become more — not less — aggressive when they perceive American weakness.”

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