"If we do not defeat these enemies now, we will leave our children to face a Middle East overrun by terrorist states and radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons." President Bush
Well do we mean this, or is it just rhetoric?
I think Bush believes it, but even the president doesn't have the authority to enforce it alone. Most Americans keep their mouths shut and their political opinions to themselves (I know what some of you are thinking,

). The radical left is the one screaming for their voice to be heard.
When Neville Chamberlain came back to England with a worthless treaty signed by Adolf Hitler, the public cheered him.