[Scythian]

so there is CLEARLY a difference between the parties!

Agreed, Obama is playing for keeps, Bush, even though the majority of American's wanted a Border Fence had 8 years to do it and failed miserably, the republicans are wimps even when they have the American people behind them.

Word War II was fought in 6 years, Bush had 8, the enemy had struck at the very, very beginning of his first term, we knew then we were incredibly exposed and did nothing. What good is balanced budget when a nuke is going off in your face?

[SuziQ]

Word War II was fought in 6 years, Bush had 8, the enemy had struck at the very, very beginning of his first term, we knew then we were incredibly exposed and did nothing.

Nothing? I think the people of Iraq would beg to differ.

But Iraq and Afghanistan are simply two fronts in a Global War on Terrorism. This is nothing like WWI, WWII, Korea or Vietnam, which were directed toward specific enemies. And even though WWII was fought on many fronts, there were defined enemies that fought with specific troops in set battles, for chunks of land. This is a whole new type of warfare, and it will likely last for decades. It was begun long before George W. Bush was elected, and will continue long after Obama is gone.