In the Army they have what is known as the 5 paragraph operations order which is used to formulate and conduct a plan for any operation they are going to engage in. Conservatives need to adopt this template in order to emerge victorious in the current political climate in America. There is no denying the success that our military experiences, so as they say in corporate America it is time to adapt these best practices to the conservative movement.
All operations begin with the issuing of the operations order. It succinctly outlines the who, what, where and how of any mission. The five elements are Situation, Mission, Execution, Service Support, and Command and Signal (Control). Here is the operations order for conservatives, and like all plans it is always subject to changing and updating based on the most current intelligence. I am keeping my op order to the main 5 paragraph, but there is additional areas under each main section that can be expanded upon, but let's take this one step at a time and concentrate on the basics.
1. Situation
a) Enemy Forces - Liberals, Progressives, environmental activists, activist judges, mainstream media, and Congress.
b) Friendly Forces - Talk radio, conservative bloggers, and conservative think tanks.
2. Mission - Establish the conservative values our Founding Fathers espoused, make our government responsive to the people, elect people to office who uphold these principles, develop a viable program for communicating conservative principles by relating these values to Americans by deeds and not words alone. Establish a climate whereby conservative ideals are not something to be suppressed but rather embraced.
3. Execution
a) Concept of the operation
1) Scheme of Maneuver - Break out of our comfort zone of relying on those methods of communication we have firmly established such as talk radio and blogging, which take advantage of the more critical thinking skills, and expand into the visual market using 21st century technology. Make better use of TV, movies and video to capture the attention of Americans.
2) Formation - Mass all available conservatives and began to be a face to the American public, not as a counter point but as voice speaking as one.
3) Route - Most direct since enemy resistance is strong across the entire front. Flanking maneuvers while they might be good for the small unit fight must be brought back to the main effort once any pockets of resistance are overcome.
4) Tactical Mission to Subordinate Units - Confront the progressive movement at every opportunity. Use persuasion at first, but make use of all available examples and resources which demonstrate positive proof of how conservative values and principles improve their lives.
4. Service Support
a) We must rely on each other. In the initial stages most support from come from internal resources and what we get from terrain we advance across. With each success we gain access to more resources to sustain the operation.
5. Command and Control
a) At this time no overall commander has been determined for this mission, however we will be relying on small unit leaders everywhere to coordinate with the units to their left and right to maintain a solid front while engaging in the small unit actions.
Granted this is a very rudimentary operations order and people are certainly welcome to expand upon it and refine it, but at this point in time I feel it is important for conservatives to develop a focus, create a starting point, and have a clearly defined and communicated goal.
Only by conducting a sober and concise evaluation of where we are in the public arena can we move forward in an honest and concerted effort. This all hinges on the individual soldiers, meaning you, having confidence in your mission, are aware of the goal, and can go about your efforts, not with reticence, but with bold, unflinching, and decisive action.
In closing I offer this document, from American Solutions, a program started by Newt Gingrich, which explains in greater detail the intermediate objectives that must be accomplished in order for the bigger mission to succeed.
