The true sign of influence, when people name a doctrine after you.
A true sign of mental retardation, when you do it yourself.
I guess it’s not a matter of books, but seemingly a perpetual cycle of groupthink. People that want to get into those jobs have to get into the think tanks. You’re only getting into those think tanks if you’re super hooked on Red, White and Blue Kool-Aid. Imagine being in a job interview and saying “I think the CCP is doing a pretty good job…”
Mexico has been screwing things together for Americans for ages. Soft power? Did you hear the American politicians that think a military invasion to stop their own drug problem is a fine idea?