Post #16

Winning in Iraq… for dummies! Pt. II

OK, our national debate is “We broke Iraq – do we fix it… or leave it?”

To fix it, the first step is to follow that impediment to an imperial Presidency, the Constitution. Ask Congress to declare war. With a declaration of war, there’d be no need to argue that a “blank check” from Congress allows for a seizure of War Powers.

With War Powers, get the draft going. Look, Iraq has 27 million people, and I think we ought to have one soldier to keep a 24/7 eye on every Iraqi – give an Iraqi five-minute bathroom breaks and conjugal visits to married couples. OK, that is an exaggeration, but ya get the point – we need a much larger force to secure Iraq, and probably only a draft can meet our needs. Plus, a draft without deferments will spread the sacrifices required. How important is democracy when Jen Bush goes!?! :p

Other War Powers, I’m sure, will be seized – rationing gas, for example. We’ve been told that this is a war we cannot afford to lose – doesn’t that mean some sacrifices by all of us, including the country club set, will be necessary? The truth is that we CAN afford to lose Iraq – Afghanistan will determine our future. That is where the declaration of war needs to be.

To leave it, without a declaration of war, immediately load our troops on planes and fly them home. Isn’t it an impeachable offense to send troops into harm’s way without a declaration of war? Well, gosh, it ought to be.

Today, I am in favor of fixing. However, by the time Bush leaves office, circumstances around the world may have changed, a new foe may have risen, and it may be in our interests to leave and concentrate elsewhere. But never should anybody forget – George W. Bush got us into this mess, and he won’t get us out!