[ohioman]

We have done no such thing. In fact, if anything, the US has been quite restrained since 9/11. Compared to the other Superpowers throughout history, there has never been a more benevolent country than ours. If you think we are running wild with unchecked power, which seems to say that we are unjust, then I suggest you crack open a few history books.

[eno_]

It is a mixed bag: hunting and killing AQ people in their lairs - good, just, and in line with what a constitutional government in the U.S. was designed to do. But at home we have diluted freedom to the point where you have to ask: Is the Patriot Act verison of "freedom" worth your son's life to defend?