[Siobhan]

However I get the impression their own views are rather myopic in that they don't see the larger historical persective, how electing a man, however eloquent, however likeable, with Giuliani's character deficiences effectively sanctions the very worst of Western culture - the very things that make the WOT worth fighting in the first place.

Exceptionally well said.

[Lexinom]

Except I left out a word, should read: "undermining" the very things that make the WOT worth fighting...