DIME

And while "brand America" is a bit tarnished these days, it is still a brand that carries a very positive connotation in most communities.

What is often cast as "anti-Americanism" is more often a rejection of current U.S Foreign Policy that is often coupled with a sense of betrayal/disappointment that that policy as applied to their people and their nation has drifted so far from the ideals that the nation was founded upon. Simply aligning our actions more closely with our heritage and our words will be a big step in making this happen.

But the US possesses the full bag of carrots and sticks that make up DIME. If we can get NATO to go to Afghanistan, we can encourage positive modifications of governmental behavior, and restraints of popular frustrations as well. This is what governments do. Simply picking some strongman and supporting him through thick and thin is only one COA, and not the most creative one, and certainly not one that is nearly as effective as it used to be.