The failure of 'don't do stupid stuff' as a strategy

In a devastating piece, Rich Lowry rips what's left of the covers off President Hussein Obama's 'don't do stupid stuff' strategy (Hat Tip: Memeorandum).

What we have been witnessing the past few weeks, in real time, is the
intellectual collapse of Obama’s foreign policy, accompanied by its
rapid political unraveling. When Al Franken is ripping you for lacking a
strategy against ISIL in