Robert Spenser, ping
This world is at war at the bottom line. Good vs Evil.
All that fight on the side of good are not good...and all that fight for the side of evil are not evil. But that is the way the forces are arrayed.
Our President is remiss because he is not preparing the U.S. for this final war. He refuses to define the enemy and call us into battle. I think it is the result of being a nice guy. He's smart...but this is not a war for smart people. This is a war recognized by those who are prescient. "W" is a great President...but he is a prisoner of his family and its history.
The vacuum is growing. Who will fill it?