Faith-based foreign policy

"He thinks he is playing in a longer-term game than the tacticians," said the former official, who spoke anonymously so he could discuss his views candidly. "The tacticians would say: 'Get an immediate cease-fire. Deal first with the humanitarian factors.' The president would say: 'You have an opportunity to really grind down Hezbollah. Let's take it, even if there are other serious consequences that will have to be managed.' "

Translation: Let's sit back and let God sort it out. It really bothers me how Bush's inaction is being marketed as some sort of strategy. If there has been one consistent strategy with this administration, it's to turn conventional wisdom on its head and do the exact opposite of what would have previously been done in a situation. It stretches to all divisions of the government: from the Department of the Interior to the Justice Dept.'s Civil Rights Division. Where everyone else sees destruction, these guys see opportunity...so very backwards.