Possibly, but then again I just finished writing an e-mail to a college buddy who is currently in Camp Phoenix in Afghanistan; the presence of him and 25K other American troops does not feel like a political nicety; nor do the casualties we have suffered there and in Pakistan. We cannot go to war with the entire world; we need some allies. Those 3,000 dead on 9/11 are not being forgotten by the president or our troops, for political reasons or otherwise.
However, it came out a lot harsher than it really was supposed to - a product of too much caffeine after work I think. Besides, anyone who picks a user name from one of my favorite authors doesn't really deserve to be relegated to 'ilk' status.