You are the one posing. As an American, when what you really are is a Republican. And damn, that is soooo sad.
Screw your strategy, it sucks anyway. The best strategy would be to be a hero and a man, not a power lover. He would be re-elected in a landslide, even by Dems, but you armchair strategists don't get it.
Or, He could have just done it because it was the right thing to do, not to mention honorable. He sucks, and so do people who apologise for him.
The experiment failed, the patient died.
I am sorry to hear that, but you should never let them experiment on your brain, it's a realtively useful thing to use...