Abstract
The current nadir of American influence in the Middle East has historical roots going back to the eighteenth century. Yet the present catastrophic situation is greatly exacerbated by civic stasis in Washington. Understanding what has gone wrong is basic to our future security. The goal of regional domination needs to be replaced with more modest objectives of strategic influence based on a consistent democratic ideology, the deft use of soft power including trade, education, and cultural exchanges, and a massive increase in people-to-people friendship programs on the “Sister Cities” model. Military options should be based on principled alliances growing out of US strategic objectives rather than activated by narrow interests of domestic voting blocs.
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