During the cold war this policy did not make sense.

In the long run, neither policy would make any difference.

But he also said the greater issue was that the president's foreign policy had made the nation less safe over all.

The policies of this administration do not make any sense.

Of course, it is possible that the policy makes things worse.

For them, the common agricultural policy makes a real difference.

But the policies of this Government have for some time made a bad situation worse.

They said the policies, particularly in Iraq, had made the world more dangerous.

In general the policy makes sense, especially when set against the errors of the past.

If nobody else in the world had any farm land, this policy might make sense.