Again the national security strategy proposes anew departure, again alesson learnt from recent conflicts ranging from Rwanda and Bosnia to Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia: to create a standby international civilian capability so that for fragile and failing states we can act quickly and comprehensively by combining the humanitarian, peacekeeping, stabilisation and reconstruction support they need.
We can only hope that the new Treasury Secretary has learned alesson in accountability, and that he has anew appreciation for the complications of our insane tax code.