To respond to an earlier comment: The Civil War was ALL about slavery. The economic system of the South WAS slavery. The South fought to keep their slaves. After the Civil War, many people were taught (including me) a revisionist history that toned down the idea that the main point of the war was slavery. That was wrong, and all Americans should understand that the opposing views of slavery, and the inability of our country to come to grips with them, were the primary cause of the war.
What do ya'll think about Pat Buchanan's belief that "neo-conservatives" have hijacked Bush's presidency. The invasion of Iraq was to support Israel, and was a negative for the US. These "neocons" are trying to help Israel primarily, and the US is a secondary consideration for them?