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Nov. 8, 2005 Let me preface this article by saying that I am against war and believe that the Bush Administration misled and manipulated the American people and our allies into beginning this quagmire with Iraq. As time marches on, it has become painfully apparent that they never even had a plan and continue to stumble and fail without seeking resolution to this ill-conceived undertaking for all parties involved. How could they have approached this conflict more intelligently? Let’s begin by getting the best possible minds working on this issue and then asking the right questions about why, or even if, we should go to war in the first place. Those could have been; What should our goals be in Iraq? At what point does military intervention make sense? What does our success in this endeavor depend upon? How do we reconcile our ideas and strategic interests in this undertaking? Upon reflection, we can see clearly that there was an enormous failure on behalf of our intelligence community compounded by a summary rush to judgment and thus flimsy and false pre-emptive actions used by the Bush Administrations approach to this war. Prior to embarking on any sort of conflict it is extremely important to surround yourself with the best possible military and diplomatic minds. Was Bush remiss here? Yes. Who could he have selected to aid him in this plan? I would suggest the great minds of Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Colin Powell, and Bill Clinton. Why? They are intelligent men that are accustomed to and possess extensive expertise in the negotiations of world policy, approaches to warfare, and creating peace. Their perspectives would have been balanced, tempered, fresh and un-jaded by juxtaposition to the Bush Administrations follies. It should be apparent to the Bush Administration that this war with Iraq cannot be won militarily, but that we need to pursue closure by political and diplomatic measures. The time is NOW! We can gain insight by the Paris Agreement struck during Nixon’s tenure and the Vietnam War. We could inflict similar measures to stop or curtail this rising conflict and bring a peaceful future to the people of Iraq. What would that take? All strategic processes should be directed toward determining what is important and where we should direct our energies and focus. Next, you prioritize and develop a platform. Step 1; We could negotiate a cease-fire with the insurgents. This is where the new coalition government can show that they are capable of governing without America’s help-very important point. Step 2; Then we can begin some conditional withdraw of our troops, plan for the return and accountability of any/all POW’s and MIA’s, and negotiate between the parties for a peaceful political future. Reference: www.mtholyoke.edu Thomson, Andrew (2005) Shooting for the stars through strategic planning (Jan. 23, 2005) KPMG, The Bangkok Post, Bangkok, 1p., Retrieved from the ProQuest Library at the University of Phoenix ------------ About the author: Michelle Malsbury was born and raised in Champaign, Illinois. She attended Parkland College and the University of Illinois before graduating from the University of Phoenix with her degree in Business Management. Currently she is working on her master’s degree in Organizational Management while concurrently pursuing her lofty writing ambitions. Ms. Malsbury moved to south Florida in 1983 and resides between the Keys and Apalachicola, allowing her to experience the seasonal fluctuations between the southernmost and nearly northernmost beauty in the state of Florida. Travels have taken her from Europe through the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and across much of the United States. Michelle has been a bartender, real estate agent, flight attendant, beauty contestant, yacht broker, and commodities broker over the years, but writing is her passion. She enjoys outdoor activities like sailing, waterskiing, hiking, bike riding, working out, and fishing as well as reading, music, theatre, playing with her two amusing pets (Abu Chez, her 6 year old Australian Blue Heeler and Zack, her two year old yellow tabby cat) and writing. Michelle is a regular featured author on the web site Useless-Knowledge.com and enjoys exchanging points of view with her comrades there. “Three Years With Adonis” is the first to be published of several books that she has written. In addition to “Three Years With Adonis”, she has authored four other books and three screenplays while continuing to explore all that life hands her. Check out my new web sites. They are; www.3yearswithadonis.com, www.threeyearswithadonis.com, and www.MichelleKayeMalsbury.com. Email Michelle Malsbury: zackywacks@aol.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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