nosofar said
"Promote free elections in those local areas that are more amenable to the concept and let them govern themselves, including their own Iraqi security forces. This will do in miniature what the advocated goal is for Iraq as a whole .."
I like this idea, reward the behavior you want to encourage.
On a slightly different tack, I think the war effort, and especially the setbacks and difficulties, would be better received if Bush imitated Churchill in the respect of constantly warning of how difficult the road ahead will be, talking frankly about the obstacles, the efforts to frustrate Iraqi freedom by Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and others. Openly accuse the bad guys. Promise to remain steadfast to our friends through thick and thin.
Outrageously high expectations, fueled by the ease of victory over Saddams army, create a climate of public disappointment whenever the inevitable setbacks occur. We need to lower expectations, and get tough.