Fascism, anyone?
If President Bush copied Julius Caesar by ordering his army to empty Iraq of Arabs and repopulate the country with Americans, he would achieve immediate results: popularity with his military; enrichment of America by converting an Arabian Iraq into an American Iraq (therefore turning it from a liability to an asset); and boost American prestiege while terrifying American enemies.
He could then follow Caesar’s example and use his newfound popularity with the military to wield military power to become the first permanent president of America, and end the civil chaos caused by the continually squabbling Congress and the out-of-control Supreme Court.
President Bush can fail in his duty to himself, his country, and his God, by becoming “ex-president” Bush or he can become “President-for-Life” Bush: the conqueror of Iraq, who brings sense to the Congress and sanity to the Supreme Court. Then who would be able to stop Bush from emulating Augustus Caesar and becoming ruler of the world? For only an America united under one ruler has the power to save humanity from the threat of a new Dark Age wrought by terrorists armed with nuclear weapons.
So continues the right wing obsession with killing people in other countries, nuking them for no good reason and back home, imposing a police state. Meanwhile, Glenn “more rubble less trouble” Reynolds lets slip that things in Iraq could be much better (if only Jacques Chirac had helped a brother out back in the day). But Glenn”¦what about all the painted schools? And the purple fingers – the purple fingers, Glenn! Who could ask for anything more?
Reynolds then goes on to suggest that the US could so easily have a victory in the bag had they had only had the conviction to do the job properly in Iraq from the get go.
A cautionary note: “While we have the will and the resources to fight in this context, we are effectively hamstrung because realities on the ground require measures we will always refuse — namely, the widespread use of lethal and brutal force.” That’s been a theme of many milbloggers. I hope it’s wrong, since otherwise it means that we will lose the war as a result of enemy psychological warfare and “lawfare.”
There we have it people, we’re losing the war because we’re too PC, and we’re not killing enough Arabs.