YOU are the Commander in Chief, What choices will YOU make?

I realize that this topic may sound strange but its something that is important to me, Im a military veteran and i served our country proudly and i have not one bad word about the military, the US Army or the men I served with, that said Id like to ask what you would do if you held the power to call the shots, there are some very intelligent members here on ATS and im very glad im back as a member under a new name and I look forward to how you would change things. Hope you enjoy because I will be contributing as much as YOU.

This is a broad topic so feel free to change whatever it is you feel needs work, such as foreign policy, our Homeland Security protocols etc etc

reply to post by Blu82


I am sorry but in what respect?

are you asking for a full policy break down of who would do what if they were Presiden because that is very broad question. Do you mean specifically in regards to counterterrorism policy?

reply to post by OtherSideOfTheCoin


Thanks for asking this, yes it was a broad topic question so I aplogize. I would ask how you would run things in regards to foreign policy, our economy, and just generally how you can make things run better!

reply to post by Blu82


I'd follow George Washington's policy of international neutrality. He is definitely rolling in his grave right now of how our superiors in the government are handling the global crisis right now.

reply to post by Unvarnished


WOW, Great reply!, I often wondered what our forefathers would think about all this? I couldnt imagine how easy things were when GW was our president, YES George Washington not the other GW! LOL

I was thinking about this very same question the other day, and I believe the answer would be to make government smaller, cut military spending, stop being a world power, concentrate on basics like providing cheaper healthcare, better education and affordable education and stop banks from buying each other out so much they don't turn into governments of their own.

I thought these were pretty important.

I suppose to sum it up you can say: minimize capitalism...and increase socialism.

To answer your question, "YOU are the Commander in Chief, What choices will YOU make?"
I will respectfully submit this photo.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
I would like to thank ATS member guohua, for providing
this photo from the thread www.abovetopsecret.com...

reply to post by nusnus


Beautiful reply, I really liked your post. I often wonder why the people of power, the decision makers cant see the big picture.

reply to post by Blu82


They can, but they get swayed by the power of money.

The richer a country gets, the more likelihood of its leaders becoming corrupt because well....lots of money does that to ya

But what they're ignoring, is that if they bleed the masses dry, there will come a day when there won't be anyone to pay them anymore...and they will all loose.

Tahiti or The Bahamas ?
These are the tough decisions when you need a break from the reality of inheriting/creating such a mess

First thing I would do is withdraw all US forces from Iraq and after that a large scale down from A Stan. Actually get tough on Immigration and stop lining the pockets of the fat cats and these senators need to step down after 8 years and thats for starters!

Jump out of the Middle East except for our ties with Saudi Arabia and wish Israel the best of luck.

Support a Palestinian state in the upcoming U.N. vote.

Put our troops at the border with Mexico.

Tell China to go jump off a cliff and start tariffing the crap out of things made in China.

"I will tell you that
when I have a kingdom"
- Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish
played by Omar Sharif
Lawrence of Arabia

I equate terror with drugs with poverty.
And to solve all three simultaneously I'll have to legalize pot.
But all the pot heads out there have to give me the powder and pill dealers first.
If we're gonna make this stuff legal,
and by legal I mean for the poor to grow
not just the genetically sanitized medical version
with it's inclusive exclusive selling rights.
I mean that brown countries can have wealth legal.
If you have seeds grow it, sell it, what ever, yeah.

Here is how enforcement is done.
All the "stuff"(tm) confiscated by the DEA
at the end of each month is divied up and sent
to each seinor citizen according to their cut.

I mean how long does it take coc aine to rot out someone's sinuses?
20 years.
How long does a 65 year old person have?
What do old people suffer from most of all.
Aches & pains, and it's always too cold.
What does coc aine do.
Numbs pain and raises energy.
So make all that stuff only legal for people who have actually made it to the other side of the mountain.
If a retiree is against drugs then they can pay to have it disposed of.
They can sell it to family members.
Imagine all the young crack heads cuttin the grass at grandmas' house,
cleaning the windows, edging, and sweeping the stoops.
It would restore the nuclear family.

An interesting thing happened in England after they legalized heroin and
put all the sad cases on a guaranteed government supply.
They stopped recruiting.
Previously, the more people who were "into the needle"
the greater the chances a junkie had of finding more later.
But once they had a guaranteed supply,
they started telling younger people
"you DON'T want NOTHING to do with this."
and usage began to decline in general.

None of our previous policies have succeeded in treating drugs as a medical issue.
This abuse of medicine must stop.
Unleash the doctors to prescribe growing licenses,
and give me all the powder and pill dealers where I will arrange for prison doctors
to meet with those who don't turn themselves in.

See.
Simple.

To solve it one has to win it first.
And if we win it, then we get to describe solving it.


David Grouchy

Originally posted by AnIntellectualRedneck
Jump out of the Middle East except for our ties with Saudi Arabia and wish Israel the best of luck.

Support a Palestinian state in the upcoming U.N. vote.

Put our troops at the border with Mexico.

Tell China to go jump off a cliff and start tariffing the crap out of things made in China.

Beautiful reply also, I knew id find intelligent people on this thread, which one of you is running for office?

I'd replace the secret service with a platoon of idealistic boot Marines.. order military assets under my command to surround & detain everyone at CIA HQ, CFR, Tri lateral commission, Fed Reserve, GOP & DNC, Pentagon, UN.. along with all other treasonous / Anti-American proto fascist groups.

My justice dept would then initiate RICO investigations.. ALL relevant charges would be filed and tried on world wide televised open court. Some suspects, war criminals in particular (dear leaders & lackeys), would be hooded, cuffed and paraded before cameras wearing orange jump suits inroute to the Hague.

Announce an immediate cease fire to all US aggressions along with implicit orders to withdraw every last US illegal alien from foreign soil ASAP.

Disband the Fed govt police, all Federal laws.. and return power to the states... keeping in mind the GOP & DNC, under RICO, will easily have been found to be criminal conspiracies by juries and barred from political participation. Most will be either in jail, or facing investigation compelled to resign.

States where 75% voted to do so, could secede

Television monopolies would be broken up, under RICO, wiping the slate clean for new ownership.

I'd allow for state / county referendums for everything.. any county can end drug wars, legalize hookers / gambling.. locals get to choose their flavor. All loans would be zero percent interest, college free, oil would be a necessary zero profit resource sold to the people to cover costs, taxed slightly to cover free education.. hydrogen cars, bullet trains and alternative fuel sources would be funded with savings from ending "wars on".

No more mandatory car insurance, pay at the pump.. those who drive the most, pay the most. Disband the DMV. Politicians barred for TV ads like less deadly cigarettes.

Then I'd quit.. go back to my Santa Cruz lifestyle of smoking, drinking and cruising available slutty girls.

Oh yeah.. all politicians would have to pass 2 of the same tests I did to get my job: MMPI written & interview .. nobody should get "the button" unless they're verifiable, within reason, mentally stable. Neither of the last 2 Nazi bafoons would pass the MMPI.. meaning they couldn't carry a .45 & write tickets.. but can assassinate, torture & start wars.. perfectly logical system we have here.

reply to post by GovtFlu


I like you!..You see to be my kind of person, Im not hating your ideas!

reply to post by Blu82


Hand a $500 Billion invoice to Iraq and tell them we will be 100% removed within 12 months, so they better get their crap together. The $500 Billion can be paid in cash or oil over the next 10 years. If we have to come back to clean things up again, we won't be so careful next time and we won't stay so long.

Tell Israel, "We've got your back, but we aren't going to babysit. Handle your business, don't pick a fight you can't finish, the allowance will taper off over the next 5 years and you're on your own son, congratulations. We still love you, and if someone attacks unprovoked, we're still your big brother, but if you start the mess, you finish the mess."

Tell Iran, "We'd love to trade oil for gas, we'd love to see you become independent of Russia and China, we'd love to see you generate clean energy, we want to see you succeed, but if you keep talking that trash about Israel, the US, or Jihad, expect repercussions. We can cooperate and play hard, or we can fight hard. If you aren't sanctioning all this BS you are accused of, then get involved and get it stopped before you pay for someone else's stupidity. Get it under control, you've got 1 year. By the end of my first year in office, you will either be our ally or our enemy, no middle ground, no more patience. Handle your business or we will."

Tell China, "It's been fun. Kudos for building your infrastructure, kudos for taking our ideas and maximizing their efficiency, but we've got it from here. If you want to compete in the US market, you will compete on quality, not price. We won't be needing you to buy any more bonds, as yours mature, you may renew or cash out, but no new purchases. Thanks for everything, I hope we can still be friends, and keep sending us over those beautiful, smart, little girls to adopt."

Tell the American Public, "SHTF, seriously, sorry folks, you've been lied to, the fan got splattered way, way back, but we've been rinsing it off as it turns and we have no idea how nobody noticed the smell? Times are going to be hard for this year and next. For those that have been living in poverty, you probably are more well prepared than most, so kudos on that. For those with blinders on, it's going to be hard, see your impoverished neighbors for how to survive day to day and stay within your budget. The government will still be here to help with jobs, training, and some food stuffs, but no more cash, and no more dis-information. We're going to tell you like it is, and by the Mid-Term elections there will be light at the end of the tunnel."

Tell the Banks, "Straighten up. No more bailouts, no more leverage, no more packaging of your loans to spread your risk among the retirees and pensioners. Your loans are yours, deal with them. For the immediate future, 4:1 loans to deposits. No more of this 14 to 1 crap. You will pay AT LEAST prime rate on deposits in your banks, and you will provide free access to deposit money without fees or penalties. All transactions will have a 48 hour grace period before any fees can be assessed, and fees will not contribute to additional negative balance. They will be billed separately and not auto-deducted. At least 75% of all loan money will be dedicated to customers and projects within 200 miles of the responsible branch."

Tell Mexico and Existing Illegal Immigrants, "We will be using lethal force at the border without question. There will be 1 warning shot, and at least 60 seconds to reverse course. Anything still advancing 60 seconds after the warning shot will be considered an invading force and dropped in the neutral zone and left there. Any illegals already in the country, turn yourselves in, and if you are working, with a clean record, and contributing to our society, you will be granted a visa. 12 months from today any illegal encountered by any governmental entity will be detained, documented, deported, and if you return you will be considered an enemy combatant. To all employers, it is your responsibility to collect data on applicants and if you do not turn in illegal applicants, you will be fined, lose your FEID, and not allowed to be an employer any longer."

Tell Unions and Collective Bargaining folks, "Feel free to make demands, strike peacefully and operate as the law allows, but the government will not prevent employers from replacing striking workers. The market will determine fair wages and benefits. The government will also subsidize technical training to be certain there are replacement workers trained and ready should the demand for it materialize."

I could go on, with my message to Corporations and Schools, but I'm out of character count.

Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by Blu82

 

Hand a $500 Billion invoice to Iraq ...
Tell Israel, "We've got your back, but we aren't going to babysit. . .
Tell Iran, "We'd love to trade oil for gas, we'd love to see you become independent of Russia and China, ...

Tell China, "It's been fun. Kudos for building your infrastructure, kudos for taking our ideas and maximizing their efficiency, but we've got it from here. ..

Tell the American Public, "SHTF, seriously, sorry folks, you've been lied to, the fan got splattered way, way back, but we've been rinsing it off as it turns and we have no idea how nobody noticed the smell? ...

Tell the Banks, "Straighten up. No more bailouts, no more leverage, no more packaging of your loans to spread your risk among the retirees and pensioners...

Tell Mexico and Existing Illegal Immigrants, "We will be using lethal force at the border without question...

Tell Unions and Collective Bargaining folks, "Feel free to make demands, strike peacefully and operate as the law allows, but the government will not prevent employers from replacing striking workers...

I could go on, with my message to Corporations and Schools, but I'm out of character count...

I could not have said it any better. I give you a star, and I stand up to give you an applause.

reply to post by getreadyalready


I like the way you think as well, Im tired of the United States being a babysitter/ police officer for the world, we have our own issues to reslove here, borders that are as loose as a, well you know where im going with this! but enough is enough. We need to close the boarders, sorry folks the US is closed go home.

Originally posted by Violater1

Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by Blu82

 

Hand a $500 Billion invoice to Iraq ...
Tell Israel, "We've got your back, but we aren't going to babysit. . .
Tell Iran, "We'd love to trade oil for gas, we'd love to see you become independent of Russia and China, ...

Tell China, "It's been fun. Kudos for building your infrastructure, kudos for taking our ideas and maximizing their efficiency, but we've got it from here. ..

Tell the American Public, "SHTF, seriously, sorry folks, you've been lied to, the fan got splattered way, way back, but we've been rinsing it off as it turns and we have no idea how nobody noticed the smell? ...

Tell the Banks, "Straighten up. No more bailouts, no more leverage, no more packaging of your loans to spread your risk among the retirees and pensioners...

Tell Mexico and Existing Illegal Immigrants, "We will be using lethal force at the border without question...

Tell Unions and Collective Bargaining folks, "Feel free to make demands, strike peacefully and operate as the law allows, but the government will not prevent employers from replacing striking workers...

I could go on, with my message to Corporations and Schools, but I'm out of character count...

I could not have said it any better. I give you a star, and I stand up to give you an applause.

I had to give a star, it was a moral imperative but i also gave stars to all who have contributed so far because the ideas are great and honest and thats what im looking for, as for applause, i salute and applaud you, can i give you an applause?