Gents, this is getting somewhat pedantic. Let me clarify.
a.) Is Strategy the link between Policy and Tactics? YES/NO
b.) Is that commonly/usefully expressed as "Ends Ways and Means." YES/NO
Colin S. Gray (and many others) calls Policy, Strategy and Tactics, "The Strategy Triad."
Essentially the counter argument (ML) says, as Means is Logistics/Resources, Ends Ways and Means is not an expression of the triad. It's something different. Strategy is Policy, Strategy, and Logistics.
I didn't make this up. I was taught it. It is the main stream view amongst those who know what strategy actually is. It's in the books.
IF you think something different, then write an article on any length you requires, arguing that statement A is not connected to Statement B, and I'll get it published in
Infinity Journal, and we can see who wants to rebut the argument, in addition to myself!