There is something that is being missed here and it is the reason that Americans have already begun to turn against this war.
And, it goes beyond the traitorous press. As much as Freepers like to (rightly) insist that we are a nation at war, the population does not feel like it because they have not been asked to sacrifice.
After 9/11 peope were told to go shopping. War is a state of crisis that requires an all out effort. The President has not asked people to change anything. Had he taken the opportunity to ask the American people to rise up to the challenge the 21st century has presented us, his approval ratings would still be sky high.
And yes, it should have been, as suggested by Thomas Friedman, a Manhattan project to wean ourselves off of imported energy. This would have required everyone to change, to sacrifice and to keep themselves focused on a larger cause. A WWII style propaganda campaign would be raging and VDH would have exactly what he wanted in terms of public backing.
But, alas, W.'s oil buddies would certainly not have been thrilled.
Nonsense. The RATmedia has destroyed the American mind so that it is losing its grip on reality.
A big government boondoggle is not sacrifice. Besides asking this spoiled, feckless and ignorant electorate to sacrifice would mean the support for the war would be about 25%.
Efforts to increase demand and keep the economy from collapsing were absolutely necessary. This is not the same kind of war as WWII and the tactics necessary then are not workable or appropriate now.
Apparently you buy into the Michael MOOre bilge from the crack about oilmen.
Of course that is correct. This does not feel like war and it is now too late to wean ourselves off imported oil--too late then, too, anyway.