[Candor7]

This is a pulling analysis. There is no going back to those policies, for we have a new dynamic from high tech weapons, more instantaneous press involvement, and outright leaking traitors within the government itself.

We fisrtly need to handle the 5th columnists in our own government,especially in the CIA, either quietly, or publicly.They need to be silenced, prosecuted or terminated.Government employees in violation of their oaths need to be tried or fired, or both.

Where is the old "Republican" doctrine on this. It did not exist.

Also we need to be aware that total war on any population is no longer politically acceptable in America. In the dyas of Eisenhower, Nixon and Reagan,it was acceptable, or tolerated.

Now every strike must be planned to avoid innocent civilians.Iraqui troops have a hard time understanding this and do not feel that we are serious in our military activities. We have managed to convnce them of our approach, barely.

We have the approproiate military policies in place. What we do not have is an insistance on loyalty at home, by calling subterfuge when it is encountered, a distinctly new dynamic, since the Vietnam War, and one which also deeply effected Nixon ( John Kerry's treason, Paris Peace Talks) Reagan ( Dems prevent contra funding, and Reagans end run.) Eisenhower would have simply shot anyone trying these modern day hi jinks.

That is the major change, politicians willing to sell their country down the tubes for a little power. And so far our ( so called) neo conservative president has not been up to the task.

[California Patriot]

Yeah, I can just see Ike pushing nationalized health care, “hate crimes” laws, gay marriage, uncontrolled immigration, and repeal of all restrictions on abortion.
There were Eisenhower Democrats in the ‘50s, but the aren’t many now, and Michael Lind would have no use for them, then or now.

[Clemenza]

Also we need to be aware that total war on any population is no longer politically acceptable in America. In the dyas of Eisenhower, Nixon and Reagan,it was acceptable, or tolerated.

Which is why we should wash our hands of "European" culture, and should allow proxy armies in other nations to "do as they see fit" and argue back to the Euros that "it is their culture" and that we can't judge the brutal actions of another group of people.

A bigger issue is the rise of mass media and an emotionally involved female electorate that personalized every crying Arab woman they see on television as a "mom like me." This last point, however, is intractable, unless we decided to give most of our womenfolk the boot, and imposed press censorship.