Easy answer: Trust no one. Keep a strong defense. Disparage the UN. And, oh yeah, don’t partition Iraq.

Palin has a wild card up her foreign policy sleeve, i.e., the oil/energy card.

What is the response to Iran? Force the price of oil down to below $70 per barrel and watch the deck of cards fall down.

What’s the way to create stability in the Mideast? Drive down the price of oil.

What’s the way to counterbalance Russian energy hegemony? Drill, baby, drill.