America faces a paradox when it comes to foreign policy. US domestic politics engender short-term, tactical thinking based on election cycles. Foreign policy, on the other hand, calls for a long-term strategic vision. Washington seems to view foreign policy as if it were short-term in nature. Perhaps this explains why our leaders are so obsessed with the cult of personality, focusing on Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong-Un, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, or Fidel Castro. This mindset plays well at home but har...