Their staying home represented a tactical victory for Mr. Obama, not a strategic realignment.

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Yet it is widely acknowledged that a strategic realignment with Iran would benefit U.S. and regional security and stability.

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In reaction to that strategic realignment, former Pakistan army chief Gen.

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Representative TOM LANTOS (Democrat, California): After decades of disengagement punctuated with hostility, we now have the opportunity to achieve what will be a historic geo-strategic realignment of the world's largest democracy, India, with the world's oldest democracy, the United States.

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Analysts say, however, the announcement has more to do with management realignment than any strategic reshuffling of the company's business units.

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In fact, it should be borne in mind that the repressive elements within China's leadership, notably Li Peng, have long been influenced by the Soviet Union. (Li received some 15 years of political education and training in the Soviet Union.) Should the anti-democratic forces in China prevail, the USSR could realize a long-sought foreign policy realignment that would trivialize the strategic significance of its recent reverses in Afghanistan, Poland and elsewhere.

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On the contrary, our realignment plans are movtiated by appreciation of the strategic value of our defense alliances and partnerships with other states.

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The strategic changes the company unveiled include closing stores, completing the wind down of its legacy catalog business, realignment of its call center operations and reorganization of its custom decorating business.

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