GWB made a mistake by trying to fight a war in Iraq without mobilizing the country for war. Within a week after 9/11 videos of the burning WTC was pulled, speeches were made to pacify American anger at the Arab world. Our borders were never closed. GWB placed his faith in his military to wrap up the war in Afghanistan and Iraq without the need to whip up nationalism and patriotism. Reason for this tactical blunder. IMHO GWB is a globalist. The last 30 years our institutions try to eliminate our borders to prepare our society for a large free trade zone. Our elites have spent many years to eliminate patriotism and replace it with global multi culturalism. This war may re establish nationalism, which is a barrier to the long term objectives of free trade/globalism. If you do not whip up patriotism, then our left and the negative MSM will define the war for the public. The worst case scenario has emerged, our military progress is slower than originally anticipated, and it allowed the unopposed left and MSM to revive itself to undermind our military successes. Even if GWB policy survives this onslaught, future Presidents will hesitate to fight wars because the political risks are too great. Worst, our enemies will misread US as being weak and it will embolden them. One of the most important lessons from Vietnam War is that you do not win a war by committing an army to war, you win by committing a nation to war.