Remember that great movie with Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise: “A Few Good Men”?
At one point, a besieged military commander, portrayed by Nicholson, shot back at his interrogator, who was trying to unveil a cover-up: “You can’t handle the truth!”
These words come to mind as I consider what’s going on in Iraq and in the battle against terror.
Can we, as American citizens, handle the truth, and what is the truth, after all?
Here’s how I see it:
(1) Terrorists want to put America out of business, period. They have no narrow, political goal, such as the “liberation of Palestine.” They hate what we stand for, whether it is the right to have a McDonald’s at every intersection, the right to worship as we please, or not, and the right to educate women.
(2) They realize their days are numbered by the amount of oil that remains underground. Once that is dissipated, they’re in deep trouble, politically and otherwise.
(3) There is a difference between fighting in Iraq and securing our borders against terrorism. By fighting there, we do not enhance our security here. Linking the two is equivalent to the domino theory that held that a fallen Vietnam would mean all of Asia would become communistic.
(4) Some Presidents have a “Vietnam Wish.” They want a shot at winning that type of unwinnable war. Now, it’s W’s turn with Iraq. Why do guys like this who never got a bloody nose become Rambo’s when they get the moniker, Commander In Chief?
(5) It’s about the oil, stupid! Do you think we’re investing all of this effort in Iraq in order to visit their art museums, hear their world-class symphonies, or bask in their five-star resorts? Who would give a hoot about this real estate if it weren’t sitting on top of what propels our SUV’s?
We wouldn’t have to fight this war if we weren’t “addicted to oil,” so let’s develop some alternatives, pronto.
Without a coherent energy policy, all we’re left with is an improvised war policy, and you can see how far that has taken us.
Dr. Gary S. Goodman, President of http://www.Customersatisfaction.com, is a popular keynote speaker, management consultant, and seminar leader and the best-selling author of 12 books, including Reach Out & Sell Someoneฎ and Monitoring, Measuring & Managing Customer Service, and the audio program, “The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable,” published by Nightingale-Conant. He is a frequent guest on radio and television, worldwide. A Ph.D. from USC's Annenberg School, a Loyola lawyer, and an MBA from the Peter F. Drucker School at Claremont Graduate University, Gary offers programs through UCLA Extension and numerous universities, trade associations, and other organizations in the United States and abroad. He holds the rank of Shodan, 1st Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate. He is headquartered in Glendale, California, and he can be reached at (818) 243-7338 or at: gary@customersatisfaction.com
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