Maybe it is guided my Parties but one camp I see is Reveling in America's new use of power and strong arm tactics. |
I think it’s more a question of competence. Many Americans supported our going into Iraq originally when we heard the Bush administration’s rational, but then when no WMDs turned up, we started questioning their actions. It appeared that they had misled us into war. But if they, as the righties claims, didn’t mislead us but instead relied on faulty intelligence, then it becomes a question of competence. Then comes their strategy for fighting the war, or lack thereof. They assumed the war would last longer and we’d be able to wipe out more of the resistance in the process. Wrong again. They also assumed the Iraqis would welcome us as liberators. And they never anticipated the insurgency as it has become -- more incompetence due to eliminating advisors who were experts in Middle Eastern affairs because they didn’t subscribe to the Bush agenda. Then came the lack of strategy in fighting the insurgents. After 2-1/2 years we have yet to even secure the road to the airport out of Baghdad. Then we have more incompetence in the reconstruction effort. A recent report details the corruption and incompetence involved in the reconstruction effort and the billions of dollars wasted.
So, while some of the country may be divided because of our use (or abuse) of military force, some of us are repulsed by the lack of competence. Other examples are the federal government’s reaction, or lack of, to Hurricane Katrina, out of control budget deficits, cronyism, corruption, waste, and increased government intrusion into our lives.
The Bush sheep only see things on the surface. They believe we need Bush to protect us and they’ll support every action by his administration. Since there are no legitimate arguments to defend Bush, they resort to liberal bashing – thus the great divide in the United States today.