Let's see, the invasion began March 20th of 2003 and your
"essay" was in October of 2003, your essay was a mere 8 months
after the date of the invasion and you're calling that forethought?
I am dumbfounded, shocked and appalled that this
essay wasn't immediately forwarded to the Pentagon upon it's receipt by Strafor.com.
It's a nice essay RG but no more insightful than hundreds of opinions that inundated op/ed papers across the country in the same time frame. Certainly nothing approaching profound.
p.s. having a smiley hold up a owned sign on your behalf is amusing, did you include one with your job application along with the essay?
p.s. #2 hope you got the job