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Race Against Time

SAN FRANCISCO, CA-- Judge the President by the team he assembles. Take Navy Adm. William Fallon, Bush's nominee to head the U.S. Central Command.  Tough, unflappable during Senate hearings yesterday.  "What we have been doing has not been working," he said. "We have got to be doing, it seems to me, something different." He did not say what might change under his command. 

So Senator Levin pressed, 'what change' he asked.  Fallon didn't budge.  Now why in the world would you telegraph your military strategy to the enemy!?

"Time's Running Out".  That's been the case in all wars the U.S. has won.  Can you imagine the press and anti-war nuts during the War in the Pacific, if they had the net, cable, Christiane Amanpour, Ramsey Clark, ANSWER, Jane Fonda, Sean Penn, Keith Olbermann? During the war against Japan, it looked dismal almost hopeless.  Japan seemed invincible (not like the desert rats killing each other in Iraq.)  Island by island, tunnel by tunnel, until a big bang ended it all.

Good choice by the President: Navy Adm. William Fallon

Finally, a Wartime President

SAN FRANCISCO, Ca --- Tonight, President Bush became a bonafide 'wartime president'.  The key skill of a wartime president is to uplift the American spririt with carefully limited military facts and mission, while preventing the enemy from knowing our strategy.

For the first time, he spoke like the commander-in-chief, and not as a politician.  Hidden between the lines is a threat to both Iraq and Iran.  Iraq, this is your last opportunity.  Iran, just like we targeted our enemy in Somalia 48 hours ago, we will target you if you continue to aid the insurgents.

For the first time, he showed he understood the conflict from a military viewpoint.  Whether you disagree with the 'surge', he has his vision of the concluding this conflict.  My opinion:  He's using the Nixon strategy.  In 1973, Nixon resumed the bombing of North Vietnam, massive bombing, unrelentless almost 24 hours per day.  It was a prelude to negotiations.  Bush's "surge" I believe is the same strategy.

There will be movement in the next several months.  Positive, I believe