With the finish from the Cold War came not the end ofhistory, but the end of America’s sense of its strategic purpose in the world.After that, after a decade of drift, the United States was violently dragged back intointernational conflict. Its military responded magnificently, but itsleaders’ goals were considerably flawed. We fought the wrong war-twice-forreasons which were opaque, and few Americans understood the cause forwhich their sons and daughters were fighting and dying.

Battle is a about Don’t Await the Next War: A TECHNIQUE for American Growth and Global Leadership poor replacement for strategic vision, anddecisions manufactured in heat of imminent issue are often tied to theemotions of as soon as. In Don’t Wait around forthe Next War, Wesley K. Clark, a retired four-star general of the united states Armyand former Democratic candidate for leader, presents a powerful argumentfor continuing American global leadership and the foundation which it cansucceed: a new American strategy. America needs both fresh power and deeperperspective. The system for American command is by using America’s energyresources to spark sustainable economic growth, building new power to dealwith pressing domestic issues just like the deficit aswell as the longer termchallenges to US security-terrorism, cyber threats, the next financial crisis,China’s increasing power, and weather change.

Such a technique isn’t just achievable butessential, which is urgently required. This is the true test of Americanleadership for the next two decades, but it must start now therefore America offers thepower and eyesight to cope with the severe crises which will inevitably come-in theMiddle East, Europe, or Asia.