I think what is freaking people out is that Bush fought against Al Qaeda and Obama is arming them and installing them in power.
People are freaking out because they now realize that Obama and Bush were taking orders, not giving them. And that scares the crap out of most people.
Only 9% of the population is in favor of going to war here...and they are going to do it anyway. Clearly, “the people” are not in charge anymore.
People are also freaked out because there is absolutely NO reason for us to be there...Bush had 9/11 behind him and actually Saddam had been supporting our enemies and that was the rationale. Bush also wanted to knock back Syria, which really was a threat at that time because it was hiding Saddam’s stocks and working with Iran. But at the time when Syria could have been considered a threat, the Dems defended Assad.
People are confused and freaked out now because of Obama’s completely irrational actions. It’s all about him. And I don’t think we’ve ever had a US president who sent our people to war just because he felt like it.
And we’ve certainly never had one before who sent our troops out as mercenaries for Islam.