Indeed, it isn't. Another way of describing it is:
It's fear -- and it's not funny. The meaning of the phrase changes significantly, once you change just one word, doesn't it?
When are going to stop running around like a bunch of headless chickens and pull ourselves together? What sort of image is projected by this constant running for cover?
Then we have some large portion of population pressing for pulling out of Iraq. Bright idea, that one; could it be that UBL was right when he was referring to a 'bad horse'? We've become arrogant, weak and petulant. This is no time for persecuting one of our own for a thoughtless prank when there are real enemies around. Or have we become so timid that we'd rather fight a defenseless bunch of retards back home, then a real and deadly enemy on our doorstep?
then a real and deadly enemy on our doorstep = when there is a real and deadly enemy...