* Bereft of a unifying vision, even among those within the national bureaucracy, there isn’t much strategic thinking going on among the professionals whose job it is to think strategically. One of the downsides of how the W and Obama administrations fought the Global War on Terror is that most arms of the intelligence services dedicated to over-the-horizon threat detection were refocused to operational support—less, who will the next war be with? And more, what side of the door are the hinges on? Such taskings are critical, but when you only look at hinges you tend to miss the army marching toward you.