Irish,

Not wishing to be accused of consistency, permit me to mention a few facts that the research staff of some of the talk shows seemed to have overlooked:

26-JUN-93 ~ Cruise missiles launched against Iraqi intelligence headquarters in Baghdad due to plot to kill former President George Bush.

28-FEB-94 ~ First air attacks began in Bosnia against Serb planes in the no-fly zone, and demanded the removal of Serb artillery from the hills around Sarajevo.

03-SEP-96 ~ 27 cruise missiles launched into Iraq due to Saddam's attacks on the Kurds.

16-DEC-96 ~ Air attacks began against Iraq for failing to allow access to weapons inspectors; 300 cruise missiles fired in 4 days destroyed weapons plants, but Saddam Hussein remained in power.

20-AUG-98 ~ 70 cruise missiles fired at guerrilla training camps in Afghanistan and at a chemical plant in the Sudan reportedly operated by the Saudi multimillionaire Osama bin Laden.

24-MAR-99 ~ A 78-day bombing campaign began against Serb forces led by Slobodan Milosevic who had continued "ethnic cleansing" of Albanians in Kosovo, refusing UN and NATO demands to withdraw.

President Clinton used American military power as he thought best. You may find it useful to think of it this way; President Clinton was very conservative in his use of the armed forces, while President Bush uses them very liberally.

In re the thread subject, commercial products such as talk shows and docutainments are produced to make money. They do so by knowing and playing to their audience. Boring talk shows are replaced, and their hosts find other employment. Controversy sells, even if the political cant hides what might otherwise illuminate. Keep in mind that half of the voters in America voted for Bush’s opponent in the last election, and is likely to do so again. It is unsurprising that people take advantage of that – from both sides of the aisle.

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Eudaimonia