How to Win Over Iraq and the War on Terror

By Mark E. Towner, Salt Lake City Utah


To show the people of Iraq that the United States wants their country to be free from terrorists and allow them to pursue peace, happiness, and prosperity the United States should propose to the people of Iraq the following.

The United States will agree to deploy US forces to Iraq totaling (500,000) from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2009. The President will then ask all healthy former servicemen and women up to age 65 including all former Vietnam veterans, reserve, and current military to re-up for a six month to a one year rotation in Iraq. The President would call upon young Americans to volunteer a 1 year service mission to assist the rebuilding of the infrastructure of Iraq. The United States Military will totally seal off the boarders of Iraq, not allowing any entry into Iraq. All supplies into Iraq will be brought in by US convoy. The reserve and older ex military personal would secure the Iraq boarders using the latest technology available and guard and protect the oil fields and pipelines. This experience will also help us to perfect how to secure our own boarders here in the United States. I would expect over 1 million signups of former military alone. I would expect 1-2 million US volunteer’s to assist in rebuilding Iraq if they can be assured of security in the nation. The active Military would completely seal Baghdad and other hot zones in Iraq. They would also surround small remote towns and order its evacuation, giving the residents 48 hours to leave. Then the military would do a clean sweep of any terrorists. Once the town was secure, the US volunteer’s would move into the town and rebuild the homes, infrastructure, electricity, phone service, internet etc. and just like on the TV show, these efforts would be documented and reported 24 hours a day worldwide. When completed, the residents would be allowed to return to their homes where they would have clean water, sewer, electricity, etc.

After this procedure has been repeated over and over, the minds and hearts of the people will be changed. The people will turn against the terrorists and they themselves will police their own neighborhoods and once again take pride in their community and country.

In December 2008, all the troops including all the Old Vietnam Veterans, the Volunteer’s, everyone can come home to the arms of a grateful nation, and the people of the world will again respect and thank America.


Mark E. Towner
The Political Spyglass
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Just Follow the Money

2008 Whale List Grows

As regular Fix readers know, we're keeping a close eye on the courtship of elite GOP fundraisers by the new crop of potential 2008 Republican presidential candidates. We're particularly interested in the wooing of Bush "Pioneers and Rangers" -- the elite fundraisers who raised wads of money for the president during his last two campaigns.
In yesterday's Washington Post, Michael Fletcher and I documented efforts by Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to win over these money men and women.
The Post did an exhaustive examination of the connections between Bush and his top campaign cash collectors back in the spring of 2004; it's an invaluable research tool that shows how a fundraising machine is built. If you haven't already, bookmark it now.
In our work on Sunday's story, we collected many more names of Pioneers and Rangers who have committed to McCain, Romney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The list of those who have committed to a 2008 candidate is included below. We've dubbed these 2008 big spenders "whales."

THE WHALE LIST
Rudy Giuliani (4 Rangers, 8 Pioneers)Bruce Gelb, retired Bristol Meyers Squibb (N.Y.) PIONEERCathy Govan, DGM & Associates (Mich.) PIONEERMichael Govan, Legacy Group (Va.) PIONEERJim Lee, James H. Lee Investments (Texas) PIONEERLinda Maynor, Blach & Bingham (Ala.) RANGERTerry Neese, Terry Neese Enterprises (Okla.) RANGERSteve Payne, Payne Consulting (Texas) RANGERJ. Bryan Pickens, Pickens Investments (Texas) RANGERPaulette Pyle, Oregonians for Food & Shelter (Ore.) PIONEERPaul Singer, Elliott Associates (N.Y.) PIONEERBarron Thomas, Barron Thomas Aviation (N.J.) PIONEERBarry Wynn, Colonial Trust Group (S.C.) PIONEER

John McCain (12 Rangers, 9 Pioneers)Lawrence Bathgate II, Bathgate Wegener (N.J.) RANGERWayne Berman, Berman Strategies (D.C.) RANGERHarold Beznos, Beztaks Cos. (Mich.) PIONEERMark Broxmeyer, Fairfield Properties (N.Y.) PIONEERBill Clements, former Texas Governor (Texas) PIONEERPatrick Durkin, Credit Suisse First Boston (Conn.) RANGERDavid Girard Carlo, Blank Rome (Pa.) RANGERLew Eisenberg, Granite Capital International Group (N.J.) RANGERRobert Fannin, Steptoe & Johnson (Ariz.) RANGERJon Hammes, retired Hammes & Co. (Wis.) RANGERKent Hance, former Congressman (Texas) PIONEERChuck Larson, Iowa state Senator (Iowa) RANGERTom Loeffler, lobbyist (Texas) RANGERJames Nicholson, PVS Chemicals (Mich.) RANGEREric Nye, TXU (Texas), PIONEERGerald Parsky, Aurora Capital Group (Calif.) PIONEERCarter Pate, PricewatershouseCoopers (D.C./Texas) PIONEERGerry Perenchio, Univision (Calif.) PIONEERSergio Pino, Century Partners Group (Fla.) RANGERSig Rogich, Rogich Communications Group (Nev.) RANGERRon Weiser, former Slovakia Ambassador (Mich.) PIONEER

Mitt Romney (9 Rangers, 7 Pioneers)Bruce Benson, Benson Mineral Group (Colo.) RANGERAl Cardenas, Tew Cardenas (Fla.) RANGERChristopher Collins, Collins Nickas & Company (Mass.) RANGERHerb Collins, Boston Capital Partners (Mass.) RANGERBill Danhof, Miller Canfield (Mich.) PIONEERAlan Fabian, Southwest Medical Center (Md.) PIONEERDavid Fischer, The Suburban Collection (Mich.) PIONEERJohn Harris, Harris Farms (Calif.) PIONEERRon Kaufman, Dutko Group (D.C.) PIONEERHoward Leach, Leach Capital (Calif.) RANGERJoe O'Donnell, Boston Concessions Group (Mass.) PIONEERJohn Rakolta, Walbridge Aldinger (Mich.) RANGERRaul Romero, S&B Infrastructure (Texas) RANGERL.E. Simmons, SCF Partners (Texas) PIONEEREric Tanenblatt, McKenna Long Aldridge (Ga.) RANGERTom Tellefsen, Tellefsen Investments (Calif.) RANGER