If you have seen the movie Forest Gump, you have heard the quote..... "life is like a box of chocolate......" we'llllll not exactly. In my opinion, life is like Football. Some times the ball rolls perfectly, sometimes you get sacked for a loss of 10 yards, sometimes you get the 80 yard pass for a TD. You never know how a football game or for that matter a season goes.
In this game that started in 2000 and refocused in 2004 has had its fill of fickle fans. You have a re-election which showed the "preaching of the choir" gang and then you had the bunch whose opinion on the Bush Administration runs the gambit. It runs from irrational hate like the Howard Deans and Cindy Sheehans to the plain ignorant who think President Bush is taking our rights away and have been brainwashed by the Lefties.
But who concerns me is the free thinkers who want all the best for the country and who try to come up with solutions,and not throwing the bombs and express their empty viewpoints.
The President can make 100 speeches right now and so can a coach who is losing support or games. This Country is 'RESULTS" orrientated. All the people who hated my football team and mocked them the most are completely silent or part of the band wagon now that they are 13-0. So for me, I hope I have Solutions that I pray will be considered. For now lets talk about the things that are priority. We can look at this like a football team, coaches, players and fans.
IRAQ
The first thing I would do as President is reshuffle the advisors (coaches) and see who needs to go and who needs to stay. I am fan of a team in which the coach was such a loyal boss, it gave him tunnel vision. It almost lost him a job. He finally relented, hired some top notch staff and went from 7-5 to 13-0. He fought it tooth and nail and thought he was correct. He wasn't. People like me saw if different. The 7-5 year was to be the National championship year. We had the best team put together (identical to the 13-0 team) but the Coaches and advisors stunk up the place.
I am fully confident that the team in the Whitehouse is fully capable, I would right now reshuffle the plan and methods for now. Not to say anyone is doing something wrong, just a fresh face will do wonders.
First thing I would do is hire a "Battlefield Commander" to run the Iraq situation. It isn't time for civilian politics and ambassadors right now. General Macarthur didn't allow it in Japan and since we are getting shot at, it shouldn't be happening in Iraq.
Right now some in the State Department and CIA rotate out of theater every 90 days........... I would assign them there for a year. If you have to tell the troops they need to stay, you can tell these guys to stay. What in the heck can be done in 90 days.
I would then meet, secretly or publicly. with Iran, Syria, etc., and tell them that if we find a foreign national in Iraq, something will be bombed in that country. The loss of electric power in Damascus , Sudan, or a border town in Iran will do much to make the point.
I would "close" that border between Iran and Iraq and Iraq and Syria with armed Predators or AC130 gunships on patrol and litter with 50 calibers anything moving. Right now I can pull in an Aircraft carrier on a trailer through there and no one will see me.
Next thing. create a Tribal-Sheik-Community protection committee in Iraq cities to the Neighborhood level. Make them responsible for security. Wash your hands with responsibility of that. If Terrorists are running amuck then the actions by the USA will don't be challenged since a game plan would be agreed to in advance. If a Mula supports sanctuary of Terrorists then the Smart bomb that gets close to a House of Worship would be their responsibility not ours. New Rules they can live with.
Finally, go on the offensive daily. If that means getting out of Humves and patrolling and Training on the spot the local Iraqi military or security then do it. AT THE SAME TIME, I would again meet with the local powers that be and let them be in control of any activity that happens in their community.
Bring in the Sunii's who are the ones attacking us, and tell them to ring in the attackers. The ones attacking us are the radicals and those threatening those to strap on the suicide bombs. THey are basically the Saddam hench men gone underground. But if you can include these Sunnnis in the rebuilding and restructuring of the country. the radicals will be not as comfortable in those areas.
Since the new Constitution is "decentralizing" power , decentralize the responsibility. General Macarthur did not make a country wide USA authority, he divided it up into regions and never ending viewpoints, desires, backgrounds, etc. You need to de fragment the many parties. As is in the political tone: "It's the community, stupid".
Look we had a 13-0 team taking Iraq but we are losing a couple games or winning some with a small margins.
Rethinking a tweaking the game plan is normal for anything..... Football, military ops or politics.
Next we talk about Domestic things that hit the Americans everyday......... GAS prices and Energy.
Any input on where I am going wrong, let me know.
Bill
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