re: "Doing Nothing"

Nikolas at The (Ex) Washington Realist ("The blog of Nikolas Gvosdev--thoughts on U.S. foreign policy and world affairs--as observed from Newport, RI") touches on priorities amongst U.S. military commitments overseas.

Money quote(s):

"Secretary Gates and others talk about balance, about setting priorities--and yet, the policy process still ends up making everything a priority. I remember at a magazine event a few years back where a speaker was asked whether he could prioritize the countries where the U.S. has a military presence--and he said that they were all important (some 144 countries!)."

I commented:

"Everything is, in fact, a priority.The key is to prioritize, to judge the weight of the competing priorities and assign available resources accordingly."