Advice for the new Secretary of State

In 1993 President Clinton’s Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, testified before a Senate committee on four tests for the U.S. using force abroad.  The rules make sense.  Here is what Secretary of Christopher said:

1. the goal must be stated clearly to the American people.
2. there must be a strong likelihood of success.
3. there must be an “exit strategy."
4. the action must win sustained public support.

Good advice.