Send Bush To Baghdad

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If George W. Bush loses this election, he will face a career crisis not seen since his days as a failed oil wildcatter before he was elected governor of Texas. But like all confused job seekers, Bush should follow his passion, which is clearly bringing freedom and democracy to Iraq. That is why if John Kerry is elected president, he should appoint Bush to be his ambassador to Iraq.

It would be an unprecedented move, to be sure. Yet ex-presidents have been used before for special diplomatic missions, and it’s been a long time since the United States faced a crisis like the one in Iraq.

Bush would be a perfect fit for the job in Iraq. No one can doubt his dedication to the cause. As he put it, "people in the Middle East want to be free," and that "freedom is the almighty God's gift to each man and woman in this world." Who can argue with that? Bush should be given the chance to deliver God’s gift to the Iraqi people.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: Iraq is too dangerous for an ex-president. After all, a large swath of the country is a no-go zone, and even the secure Green Zone in Baghdad was the scene of a recent bombing. Stop being so pessimistic! Although the president says that securing Iraq is "hard work," he also points out over and over again that "we’re making progress." Bush himself told us that there are only "pockets" of anti-coalition violence, and "Iraqis are ready to fight for their own freedom" (even though the Iraqi-led "Fallujah Brigade" disbanded in the face of attacks during recent fighting in Sadr City and 49 Iraqi National Guard recruits were massacred by insurgents this week).

American Prospect

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1. I second that emotion!

The armada of bodyguards and armor plated SUVs will have to be cut down a little, but he could do wonders over there for free Iraqi morale.