Quote from AAAintheBeltway:
Religiously fueled violence, failed democratic institutions and rampant corruption are commonplace in the developing world. The traditional solution is for a military government to seize power, apply large doses of discipline and let things cool for a while. Turkey is a prime example of an islamic country that found through bitter experience that democracy and islamic government were incompatible. The military acted as a check on the religious pressures and stood ready to intervene if democracy were threatened. Similarly, in Chile the military intervened when the marxist stooge Allende attempted to turn their democracy into another Cuba. We see the same thing happening in Venezuela today, but our feeble CIA, staffed by political meddlers like Valerie Plame, has no stomach or ability to protect democracies.
Now in Iraq we again see all the signs of an impending disaster brought on by a collision of democracy with a culture of corruption and a power grab by religious fanatics. The obvious solution is for the miltary to take control for a period of time. Unfortunately, there is no functioning military, other than various sectarian militias, which our occupation forces foolishly allowed to stay in operation. The US military is either unable or unwilling to act as a true occupation force in the McArthur model. Honestly, other than serving as mobile targets, I am not sure what our military is doing there.
The remedy is obvious if unpalatable. Install a supreme US military commander with plenary power to run things. No more Paul Bremers. Kick out all the reporters. Find a f*cking Gen. Patton or Douglas McArthur, a guy who is not afraid to take control. Give him the troops he needs. Tell the Iraqis, " Forget that democracy stuff, you proved you couldn;t handle it. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. "
Most will understand and appreciate the security. Kill the ones who don't. Tell the Iranians and Syrians to back off or suffer the consequences.