The President uses the power to persuade to influence agency choices. Issue networks . Issue networks are more open and dynamic than what were once described as iron triangles. Public Policy Process. Different political actors influence policy at each stage of the process.
Bureaucrats are most active at the implementation stage.
Prescriptions for intervention . Two models are invoked to describe foreign policy choices. Brutality and aggression requires quick and decisive military response. Military action is not useful if local combatants are motivated by historic grievances and prepared for lengthy engagement. War Powers Act.