Dear Sirs !!!
Ironically, I am not familiar with American Foreign Policy, but the words of Susan Rice instill me with the concept of pushing back when the time is ripe. Her words stand out.......
"'Failure, as I discovered early, is an inevitable result of policy making. We did fail; we will fail. Our aim must be to minimize the frequency and the prices of failure, while learning from our mistakes — and hopefully not the wrong lessons.' "
As a retired Foreign Service old timer, I believe, we must always be ready to embrace the failures.
Best Regards,
Mya Tun (MOFA),
Yangon, Myanmar.
Monday 14 October 2019