WWI and WWII drum up visions of 100's of thousands of Americans killed.
If you ask me, we need to be fearful. The enemy we are facing is insane, ruthless, determined, and large. Far too many people wrongly view this war as little more than something they see on the news that is only going taking place thousands of miles away - something that doesn't really affect them directly. As for 100's of thousands of Americans killed - it will most certainly happen, and sooner than you think, if we don't get 100% serious and start treating this thing like the world war that it is. People in this country need to realize this and start preparing themselves for a fight to the death.
We are in the early stages of WWIV ( WWIII being the Cold War ).
Islam, a Religion of Peace®? ( links, blogs, quips, quotes, aggravating pictures ) is located here- click the Pic, and scroll backwards:
... the barbarians are already inside our gates.
Never, ever, forget:
Where It's 9-11 All the Time...Click the picture...
...and at our neighbour's gates, as well:
Terror Strike Toronto ( Aborted! )-- Click the picture:
You don't want your population any more fearful than necessary. The fact that Pres. Bush has been able to prosecute this war AWAY from our shores and keep the economy strong tells me he's doing things just right.
Throwing terms around comparing this to WWII where we lost 500,000 would inject a spirit which cause Americans to pull back from working and living boldly. This would deflate the economy which would, in turn, be disastrous for military funding.
"War on Terror" is just fine in my book. And Pres. Bush is a great CIC.