Would any of this crazy shit in the U.K. be happening if Bush had actually gone after and eliminated those behind 9/11? Instead, Bush and his incompetent band of ideologues trumped up some connection with Iraq and got us involved in a war that cannot be won. That war prevented us from quickly and decisively eliminating those behind 9/11... yes, we had our chance and missed it! Moreover, it is that ridiculous war in Iraq that continues to drain this country of vast amounts of resources that could be used to secure us against future terror threats. We could be safe and we could feel safe if Bush & Co were not a bunch of morons.
Democrats should not be afraid to say it loudly ---- We should not be in a perpetual "war on terror". We can return to the sense of normalcy we had under Clinton and his predecessors. The terror threat could have been eliminated or mostly contained long ago if not for the supreme incompetence of Bush and his neocon ideologues. We are much less safe because of Bush and we will not return to normalcy until we get rid of the idiots that now control our country.
Democrats just need to start saying this stuff. It would blow the Rethugs out of the water because there is so much support for these assertions (9/11 Commission, $$$ spent in Iraq, # of terrorist created b/c of Iraq, etc.) The country is now receptive to truth and more importantly, is sick of incompetence and the resulting fear.