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Foreign policy: Distinguishing dedication from commitment

I recently spent some time with an old friend who commands a big chunk of America's overseas military. This natural-born leader explains the difference between dedication and commitment as follows: the chicken is dedicated to your breakfast, but the pig is committed.

Think about the wide chasm, and you'll come to the same conclusion I have about where our nation's foreign policy has gone so incredibly wrong under President George W. Bush. We've committed ourselves to specific outcomes where we should remain dedicated to broader goals.

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Comments

[SR]

Thomas, I don't quite see how trying to secure the situation in Iraq isn't consistent with shrinking the gap through the private sector. Security comes first, no? Are you suggesting that Kurdistan secure and prospering is the best we can hope for now? Will the Iranian Persians see Kurdish supermarkets as a goal to be sought?