The Godfather As Accidental Allegory For 21st Century U.S. Foreign Policy

As you might guess, it doesn't quite work.

The LA Times gave it a shot (with the upshot being that the current administration is the hot-headed Sonny Corleone).  See-dubya retooled it with somewhat more inspired casting choices (e.g. Cynthia McKinney as Fredo).

For my money, it still works better as an allegory for the mafia.