Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.) said Tuesday that it is important for the Obama administration to “get the strategy exactly right” when formulating their plans for Afghanistan.

“Figure out where you’re going. How do we get out of here? Because our presence long term there is not a good thing. We’re playing into the hands of people who don’t like foreigners in a country that’s not tolerant of diversity. And that’s not going to change,” Clark said. (0:22)

 

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Former Secretary of Defense William Perry explains the dangerous of nuclear proliferation. Perry says that there is a risk that North Korea will leak fissile materials. In addition, Perry mentions the strategy to follow in order to avoid these leaks. (0:43)

 

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) submitted a strategy plan which was a year overdue to the Disaster Recovery Subcommittee, according to Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.). Landrieu added that not only was the strategy late but key annexes of the report, required by Congress, were nothing but blank pages. (more…)

Derek Chollet, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Senior Fellow, says that 9/11 did not change everything in America. Chollet says that America needs to sort out the strategies it wishes to take. (0:36)

 

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