It is an easy metaphor to ridicule because it is drawn from a children's story and includes the word "Pooh." But I think there is an apt metaphor there: maybe we could fight this so-called War on Terror without bumping our heads, if we could just stop bumping our heads long enough to think about it.

Another reason for picking a Pooh story is that maybe Danzig wanted to pick a story he thought Bush and his team would be familiar with. Something they could relate to.
dragonrider Reviewed by dragonrider on . Obama aide: Why Winnie the Pooh should shape US foreign policy Winnie the Pooh, Luke Skywalker and British football hooligans could shape the foreign policy of Barack Obama if he becomes US President, according to a key adviser. Richard Danzig, who served as Navy Secretary under President Clinton and is tipped to become National Security Adviser in an Obama White House, told a major foreign policy conference in Washington that the future of US strategy in the war on terrorism should follow a lesson from the pages of Winnie the Pooh, which can be Rating: 5