I agree that's exactly what I'm doing here mate, but you have to admit your theory is far-fetched to say the least.
That, and I did honestly enjoy reading it!
There are two ways to look at things.
1) The President runs everything and the US global agenda resets every 4 or 8 years.
OR
2) Longer term items - 100 years of oil, longterm trade, longterm globalization and IT, etc - run thru more of a *system* of agencies to ensure that the US does longterm things which serve its interests best.
See, Obama might get elected on a "bring all troops home and close border". But in those 8 years he's in office, the Chinese, saudis, and Russians would take iraq and afghanistan. The US economy would take a huge hit from losing 12 million people who will do jobs we won't.
2016 arrives and guess what - US economy is in the shitter (12 million unfilled jobs), gas is $20 a gallon (chinese pick the prices now!), Food costs skyrocket (ain't free to deliver it to stores!).
The US' position in the world has just been set back 50 years. Chinese will use new oil to take small bases everywhere. Another few years, they're on our doorstep.
See, IMO this group ensures that longterm US interests are not affected by the political ambitions of those who pander to stupid people, unaware of chinese threat or need for oil supremacy. They're real, they're needed, and we'd be in some serious shit without them.