VETERAN’S DAY MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT BUSH

Mr. President:

Most of the “explanations” of your current, very low approval ratings actually explain nothing. They are either excuses on one side or propaganda on the other.

Note how your numbers identically overlap Republican ratings, and vice versa.

If you want the explanation of why you and the Republicans are in deep trouble, as well as how to get back to proper numbers, ask us veterans. For sure, the answers lie outside the Beltway.

Summing it all up: Start doing what is good for America, and America will esteem you and the Republicans once more. More needs to be said, of course, than this.

First, for the Republicans in the House and Senate, read and follow the principles in
MEMO: From "Sunny Sue" to Republican Representatives and Senators. You could use these principles as well, Mr. President.

But, here is something special for you.

Two items are killing you: the borders and Iraq. For now, let’s deal just with Iraq.

Yes, you give speeches, but you still dance around identifying the enemy by misidentifying the enemy. WE KNOW that the ideology of Islam, call it a religion if you must, motivates ALL OF THE TERRORISM we are contending with. It is Islam and not some perverted, distorted, or radicalized Islam. If you can't bring yourself to speak the truth about Islam, please just say no more about it. We read, and we know the truth. We are tired of your carrying the water for Islamists who snicker behind your back about your apparent gullibility.

You must get back into the war, personally. Many Americans sense that you have washed your hands of the war and have put it on automatic. You never get mad, and it looks, we are sad to say, like nothing about this war is important enough to tick you off.

Here's a great place to start. A few days ago, Lt. General Tom McInerney, USAF (Ret), synopsized the situation in Iraq for Fox News:

Men and materiel continue to pour in from Syria, and very sophisticated IEDs (improvised explosive devices) pour into from Iran. Our troops are not allowed to cross the borders (Borders, again, W), and we continue to throw military personnel at these IEDs while doing nothing else to Iran, or to Syria.

Start getting back into the fight in Iraq right here. Let our troops go into Syria and Iraq ad lib, as needed. Start doing something about border protection in Iraq. For those Iraqi borders, here is a way to “git-r-done.”

For every incident against our troops, take out something of value in Syria and Iran. You need not use a single troop on the ground because you own the air. Think of Syria and Iran as target-rich-environments, with ports, rails, utilities, and many other, very obvious, targets. Do it each time without fanfare ahead of time or any comment afterward. Make sure these happen immediately after incidents instigated in Iraq by Syria and Iran. Ignore anything coming from the United Nations. Feign ignorance and unawareness if you have to.

Also, do one other thing: Overtly and publicly support the overthrown of the Iranian regime. Provide materiel, intelligence, and psyops to them. If the UN or anyone else objects, give ‘em the finger.

Your best measure of success will come from the words and writings of Democrats, academics, journalists, and the UN. The more they hate you, the better you are doing, and the more Americans will cheer you on.

GET BACK INTO THE WAR AND GET FIGHTING MAD literally. SHOW US AND THE WORLD THAT YOU MEAN BUSINESS, AND TAKE THE INITIATIVE FROM THE ENEMIES. your poll numbers will go up faster than the oncoming tide at the Bay of Fundy. Americans will see that we have the president back and that he is doing what is good for America.