I like what Firstinline said:
We are no safer for what we did, we are at greater risk
That's exactly right. I still remember that before the war took place I thought and said that this would make America less safe against terrorism. It will. The Sunni and Shiite Muslims both blame the "Great Satan", the US, as the one to blame. We are no great liberators in the eyes of the average Iraqi. We're meddlers and instigators to them.
Bush did nothing courageous on Sept. 11th. The policemen and firefighters and average citizens did. If he tries to lay claim to the heroism of the average person on that day than he is a hypocrite. I don't hate the man but, I distrust him as a leader. I don't really like Kerry all that much either. I wish we had more viable options than the two party system. I've voted third party in the past and it did little good which is a damn shame.
Most ex-jw's are not liberals. There are all sorts but, some are more vocal than others. When I watch the Olympics I almost always root for the US. When I watch the Stanley Cup playoffs I always root for my Red Wings. I am very loyal when it comes to my hometown or my home country but, only so far as it makes sense. I won't support my country in an illogical, illegal and ill-informed war. I think most ex-jw's learned to differentiate between loyalty and fanaticism. That makes us a tiny bit smarter than your average person or perhaps just better informed. One of the two...
Bush can use whatever ads he wants and, some if not most, of us will see right through them. I'm still a Libertarian at heart though.
~Aztec