Hard Power Makes Sense Under Some Circumstances.

In The Long Run, Global Politics Are Bound To Become Increasingly Uncongenial To The Concentration Of Hegemonic Power In The Hands Of A Single State. Hence, America Is Not Only The First, As Well As The Only, Truly Global Superpower, But It Is Also Likely To Be The Very Last.

The United States Wants To Be Part Of The Solution To Its Problems And Not, In Part, The Maker Of Their Problems.

The American People Have To Think Hard About Their Definition Of The Meaning Of The Good Life, That Hedonistic, Materialistic Society Of High Levels Of Consumption, Increasing Social Inequality Is Not A Society That Can Be Part Of The Solution Of The World's Problems.

The President Has To Project To The American People A Sense Of Demanding Idealism. Idealism Which Is Not Based In Self-indulgence, But On Self-denial And Sacrifice, And On This Such An America Is Going To Be Credible To The World.

Because You Can't Intervene Everywhere, You Don't Conclude You Can't Intervene Anywhere.