You may be right about the election thing and Bush doing so to garner support, but I don't think that is the whole story. Recall what you felt when waking up on September 11 and seeing the towers crumble to the ground...can we afford something like that to happen again? Why shouldn't we protect ourselves against any potential enemies we may have? With special regard to Iraq, I don't think they are as innocent as many people perceive they are, in light of Colin Powell's evidence presented against them in his United Nations conference. Either way, I totally see where you are coming from, MisterSixer, and I know you see my view clearly as well...this may be the only thing we partially disagree on!