Chaos is the enemy of civilization. But we cannot bring our form of order, one based on cooperation and individual rights, to the Muslim world. And the only other order that can come is that of the Caliphate
Sum up our failed Middle East policy in a nine-letter word starting with an S. Stability.
Stability is the heart and soul of nation-building. It’s the burden that responsible governments bear for the more irresponsible parts of the world.
First you send experts to figure out what is destabilizing some hellhole whose prime exports are malaria, overpriced tourist knickknacks and beheadings. You teach the locals about democracy, tolerance and storing severed heads in Tupperware containers.