But to defend US interests. Robert Merry complains about the confusion of aims over the last fifteen years here: US Leaders Don't Know What to Think Overthrowing Saddam and Qadhafi for the sake of humanity hasn't worked for anyone's interests, except international Jihad's. Merry supports a more "transactional" relationship with foreign leaders like former President Mubarak and Putin.
Some good points here, but I think the problem is different. It is not that US leaders don't know what US interests are. It is that they consistently fail to think strategically about those interests. Washington always is reactive and tactical. Lack of sound strategic thinking is what has made a mess of the Middle East and Central Asia recently.
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