McMilitary
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{It's possible, but I think pretty unlikely that Bush's current freefall in the popularity index will continue, that the war will drag on and drag him down with it, and that he'll then fade into well-deserved shame and obscurity. He's working for and with fanatics. Relatively sophisticated men whose ability to manipulate the public consciousness surpasses their wisdom. They've already demonstrated beyond question their willingness to abandon any formal rules, whatever jurisdiction they happen to be in. They won't stop because the rules say they have to. They won't stop until their self-interest tells them to. These are dangerous men, hiding behind the cartoon boyishness of Bush's fraternity smile. They need to be made to feel that relinquishing power, restoring power to the American people, is the only way through. And the American people need to wake up, quick.}