That would be akin to clapping with one hand. If Bush went wrong by not imposing controls on the press, he also went wrong by not mobilizing the country, which would have included a universal service bill and nationalizing the necessary manufaturing base.
As it is, our enemies are only fighting a small fraction of us.
Agreed. If we somehow end up losing the WoT by failing to stabilize Iraq and flip Iran, then a future administration will end up correcting these mistakes during the next phase of WWIV.
No need, we'll just get China to build our tanks when the time comes. If we go to war with China, we'll just hit up India. So long as it doesn't get in the way of American Idol and Anna Nicole's rotting body, people won't mind.