Posted by BW, any metric you can measure change in within a 4-year period IS NOT STRATEGIC.
I would like to see some examples of strategic metrics that don't change within 4 years. I think you are referring to the metric, not the content.

For example, the cost of oil is a strategic metric, but it changes daily (the price of oil impacts almost everything else such as food prices, ability to sustain economic growth, political stability, etc., and of course all these factors impact international relationships).

If the argument is to develop the strategy first (and associated metrics), and then determine how you're going to actualize it (operational and tactical approaches and associaed metrics), then I agree.