Because Substack apparently doesn't allow search engines to identify articles there, I'm going to try publishing the introduction here and see what happens.
The United States National Security Strategy establishes that America would prefer to trade with people—even enemies if they would let go of that framing—as an alternative to waging war against them. But if an enemy is determined to fight America and undermine our national security, the National Defense Strategy seeks the ability to reach out and inflict damage on a scale we choose to inflict. Consider it the 2x4 strategy that seeks to knock sense into the heads of foreign leaders who prefer war to trade. ... [CONTINUE READING]
