Insightful evaluation by Stratfor, as usual. As an Air Force bubba with some no-fly zone experience (not directly flying... evaluating ONW/OSW operations from afar and briefing daily activities in the tit-for-tat affair) I must agree, the Devil is in the details. What sounds simple in sounds bytes is less than easy to implement, is financially expensive, and can rapidly consume resources. Without a deliberate strategy it could create a "we're here... now what?" situation while risking an escalation of unplanned events.
So what is our intended strategy? Despite news releases to the contrary, is anyone convinced we really have one?
Should our policy makers flail with the wind, or determine a favored long term outcome and influence the steps to get there? Sometimes a deliberate choice to wait and see is prudent, but as the thread title suggests there are consequences for indecision and inaction, regardless of reason.
