The discussion took place at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, moderated by Clifford May, Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute and Mr. Bowman reviewers. The airing was the night of March 30, 2020.
The discussants made several points about the directions of US diplomacy and military presence in hot spots around the world:
1. The US seems to have left out the Afghan government in its discussion for agreement in pulling out of Afghanistan with only the Taliban. It's as if the US were running away from its commitment to the Afghans to create conditions in their country for a better life. By our keeping a residual advisory force there, can't we keep to our commitment to help them?
2. The US military seems to be retaining in its arsenal conventional weaponry, such as the aircraft carrier. What advances can the military display to demonstrate technological advance?
My Comment: perhaps, the new space thrust will do it!
3. The US works best through alliances with its friends who share similar values and principles.
4. Despite continuing criticism, the US has done well in nation-building, even though the countries it has helped to get started have their own ideas about democracy and freedom.
All-in-all the points raised in discussion suggest the book is a ringing endorsement of the proposition that the US is a mighty force to be reckoned with the world over, even in the Middle-East.
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