“no plan survives contact with reality.” I believe the actual quote is “No plan survives contact with the enemy.” In Obama’s case I don’t think he believes he has enemies save the domestic enemies represented by any and all who oppose him. The only reason America had external enemies was because of the aggressive war mongering of the capitalist imperialists. Absent that there would be no cause for any outside power to oppose him. But all those alienated by Cowboy diplomacy have not come running into the fold. Perhaps they do not know that they are not the enemy. Or perhaps they know themselves to be America’s enemies regardless of the self proclaimed Comrade in Chief and his self abasing speeches.