https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/the-2015-national-security-strategy-states-that-we-must-lead-with-a-long-term-perspective-in-the-world-is-this-happening <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-33099"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fthe-2015-national-security-strategy-states-that-we-must-lead-with-a-long-term-perspective-in-the-world-is-this-happening%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+2015+National+Security+Strategy+states+that+we+must+%22lead+with+a+long-term+perspective%22+in+the+world.++Is+this+happening%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fthe-2015-national-security-strategy-states-that-we-must-lead-with-a-long-term-perspective-in-the-world-is-this-happening&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AThe 2015 National Security Strategy states that we must &quot;lead with a long-term perspective&quot; in the world. Is this happening?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/the-2015-national-security-strategy-states-that-we-must-lead-with-a-long-term-perspective-in-the-world-is-this-happening" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="8def15ee8070f0184aab3f4e961396a0" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/033/099/for_gallery_v2/Screen_Shot_2015-02-07_at_8.31.26_AM.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/033/099/large_v3/Screen_Shot_2015-02-07_at_8.31.26_AM.png" alt="Screen shot 2015 02 07 at 8.31.26 am" /></a></div></div>Leading with a long-term perspective is key to building regional partnerships, bolstering allies, and keeping regions stable. How best can we accomplish this mission? 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Is this happening?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/the-2015-national-security-strategy-states-that-we-must-lead-with-a-long-term-perspective-in-the-world-is-this-happening" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="500941e761cea6a5deab41b26945ef9c" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/033/099/for_gallery_v2/Screen_Shot_2015-02-07_at_8.31.26_AM.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/033/099/large_v3/Screen_Shot_2015-02-07_at_8.31.26_AM.png" alt="Screen shot 2015 02 07 at 8.31.26 am" /></a></div></div>Leading with a long-term perspective is key to building regional partnerships, bolstering allies, and keeping regions stable. How best can we accomplish this mission? 1LT Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:39:00 -0400 2015-04-08T14:39:00-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/the-2015-national-security-strategy-states-that-we-must-lead-with-a-long-term-perspective-in-the-world-is-this-happening?n=637316&urlhash=637316 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No, I do not believe that this is happening now. Our political leadership is too focused on the next election --- or, in the case of President Obama, his legacy (since he has won all his elections) to worry about a long-term perspective on much of anything ... foreign or domestic. GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad Sat, 02 May 2015 22:13:45 -0400 2015-05-02T22:13:45-04:00 2015-04-08T14:39:00-04:00