Wes Clark needs to step up.
Wes Clark is going to be stuck with this job at one point or another anyways so he might as well put the screws to Bush, get some serious legally guaranteed power, remind us that a Czar, for all intents and purposes had all the power of god back in the day and start now.
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Considering that:
A) As much as it's fun to say "isn't that Bush's Job we all know that Bush was never commander in chief. Cheney was. Cheney was "The War Czar" and he was such a disaster in that position that he might as well have set off a nuclear weapon in a major American city himself and gotten it over with - at least he could have given a time and place and the area could be evacuated beforehand... When it happens - and I think it will happen - the chain of events will be traceable back to this administration.
Cheney was an abject failure and now we know why he was hiding in the shrubs. He is about to be stripped of his power over defence policy. In my view the sudden need for a "war czar" is a repudiation of Dick Cheney and his insanity. "War Czar" is a new name but not a new position in this administration - the fact that there is a sudden vacancy speaks volumes.
B) As much as Kossacks wish it were so - A US withdrawal from Iraq will not "end the war". This problem is not going away on its own. In the end congress will not withdraw funding, not out of fear of being accused of pulling the rug out from under the troops but because they know the US is stuck - in some way shape or form - in Iraq for many years to come.
C) The republicans are totally incapable of dealing with this mess and even if they found someone who was capable...
George Bush and the republicans have no credibility whatsoever on Iraq so even if they came up with the perfect solution no one would listen
D) it might be fun to write in a blog that Iraq is Bush's war but its not, It is America's war and the Democrats are going to have to take charge of this situation and fix it. While the situation in Iraq may seem dire we have to keep in mind that for years Iraq policy has been formulated by a bunch of fucktards who seem hellbent on getting a Darwin Award. Is anyone really surprised that Iraq is fucked up? These people can't even push paper properly.
E) Wes Clark is quite frankly, the best guy for the job. I cannot think of anyone who has more credibility nationally and internationally. He would obviously need to cut a hard deal and get a congressional mandate and legally guaranteed powers including control over the state and defense departments.
F) Wes Clark wanted to be president? Now is his chance.
H) If his offer is scorned the Dems will be in a better position to beat the republicans over the head with this mess.
G) In 2K9 when a Dem is running the white house Wes Clark is probably going to be stuck with this mess anyways. He might as well start now.