Correct term is avoidance.
Via Tampa Tribune
For years, Anthony Zinni, a retired Marine General who once ran U.S. Central Command, blistered the administration of George W. Bush for its handling of Iraq.
Now Zinni is teeing up on President Barack Obama’s approach in Iraq, saying he is “worried” by Obama’s cautious approach to the current crisis and the Sunni insurgent group Islamic State.
“My God, we are the most powerful nation in the world,” says Zinni, who was widely reported to have been passed over for the ambassadorship to Iraq in 2009 by Obama. “This is a moment we have to act. How many Americans getting their throats cut on TV can we stand?” a reference to journalists James Foley and Florida native Steven Sotloff, both beheaded by IS.[…]
“Remember the pivot?” Zinni asks facetiously, referring to Obama’s stated desire to shift military focus to Asia. “How the hell is that working out for you? We are mired down in the Middle East. There is a crisis in Ukraine. Our southern border is a problem. It shows a naïveté or not getting the world situation.”
As someone who has spent years dealing with military and government leaders in the Middle East, Zinni says the seeming indecision by Obama is creating problems in the region.
“I still stay in touch with the leadership there,” says Zinni, who was Centcom’s commander headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base from 1997-2000. “They are confused…A theme I’ve heard is that ‘you guys can’t manage things anymore.’”