Several bloggers writing about George W. Bush's Iraq policy have referenced something they call "The Green Lantern Theory of Geopolitics." This has something to do with the idea that if we fail, it can only be because we didn't have the will. Over here on this page, blogger Matthew Yglesias explains the way others present this argument. It flows from the fact that Green Lantern's power ring is a function of his will and resolve, and that if he doesn't falter in those areas, he will supposedly triumph in any battle.
And over here on this page, my friend Denny O'Neil assesses this theory from the Green Lantern point-of-view. Denny knows a little something about Green Lantern, having written some of the most acclaimed issues of that hero's comic book.