OK, I'll bite.
The men are being "manly" and don't want to expose themselves.
It's a very good question.

At first I was horrified, but knew the perpetrators could be caught.
Bush's first address to the nation was a little gung ho, but by the second when he named an axis of evil, and mentioned "war on terror", I felt WORSE. It was like evil was overtaking the bad. You don't fight bad with evil. You clean it up. I've spent the past six years worrying about my country and it's leaders, not the people. It looked like a take-over and I believe it was.

Since then I've felt LESS secure, not more, and I wonder if our forces being over there are actually weakening us on the world scene.

I caught a little bit of Fred Thompson's address to some republicans last night in California and see he's just another Bush with a different mask on. He mentioned we had to beat those terrorists to death (no matter who, what, when or where) not realizing at all that we are CREATING them. He mentioned China, Russia and North Korea and reminded us that Taiwan was still at risk. He mentioned how we couldn't let THEM take over anywhere if they were doing it for economic reasons. We had to be "strong". (sorta like do what I say, not as I do).

I nearly threw up. Such freekin hypocrisy.The man is dangerous. The republicans that clapped for him are stupid, totally ignorant. They dress up, smile at their fellow men, bring their check books and go home feeling patriotic. What a load of garbage.
There, I feel better now.
Anyone care to join me?