Remember, it was wealthy and powerful men who brought Bush to power.
It is naive to think he wouldn't turn on them. Still sad though.
This "war" is a very interesting one. It's one of our own creation. It's a war that never ends, with no clear enemy. Hence a continual justification for increased exec. power, loss of liberties, increased military spending (anyone ever hear of "no bid contracts"?).
We are safe because of the Patriot Act. We are never safe because the enemy is ineffectual.
I'm not sure I understand the nature of Al Qaeda. I don't grasp the level of the threat to be honest. Sometimes I wonder if it is really the tail wagging the dog. That we will give up our entire constitution over some guy living in a cave in Pakistan.
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