OP-ED: Seeing Is Believing, By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, New York Times, August 19, 2007

Cool piece that reminds us to look for the KISS principle in our nation's foreign and security policies.

Smart flags (admirals and generals) call it "the mother-in-law test": if you can't explain it simply and succinctly to her, it's probably too complicated--and too nonsensical--to work.

It's why I peddle what I call "reproducible strategic concepts": "elegant" to fans and "simplistic" to critics.

Thanks to Dan Hare for sending this.