Has it not occurred to you that perhaps there is a case for not rushing headlong into a battle before we were prepared to do so? Bush has probably had to keep the lid on the country's anger until our weapons stock was rebuilt. We were not ready to pursue this war until we had built up after the depletion of the military in the 90s.
I don't for one minute think that Bush or Blair are being hoodwinked by the moslems. We would get an earful if we could hear what they say in private, I just have a feeling.
I for one would prefer to find a solution to islamist terrorism that would avoid declaring war on a billion people. Regarding our passive response to Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, etc. I have no argument with you. We should bring the hammer down on them big time. And too bad that Bush will not do that unless another MAJOR incident occurs that is directly traceable to them. They get a pass in favor of international relations. But it's not about Islam per say, IMO, it's about the militant insurgency within Islam, the islamic militants. As many of them as there are, and wherever they are, they should be obliterated.