There is always hope, though. What Johnson forgets is that America has a much different mentality than Britain. Both countries have always wanted peace. The difference is that we Americans don't care how many people we have to kill to get it.
So, President Bush, with a 90% public approval rating, is timid and fearful of the big, bad Arabs and in your opinion won't do much of anything but - in your last sentence you casually state that Americans don't care how many people we kill 'for peace', indicating that we're a bloodthirsty nation, anxious to kill. Well, which is it? The positive backing for a President that won't do a thing (according to you) from a people who can't wait for blood to be spilt? Makes no sense.
That is a Heisenburger trait so don't bother yourself looking for logic that isn't there.