I always thought Bush was just dumb. “They hate us for our freedom.” Was repeated again and again. And I thought he really believed that line of bull. Believed that Britney Spears' miniskirt was the reason behind the attack.

But over time I've started to question whether he was actually more nefariously cunning than I thought. Because if you look at the real answer as to why they hate us, well, one has to admit that they at least have a point. But addressing that concept didn't jive with Bush's real objectives. So instead the bunk about different moral values. And that struck the emotional chord in the population who wanted to believe what Bush was selling. “They hate us for our global military presence,” wouldn't have convinced anyone that invading Iraq was a good idea. So instead we got a lot of burqa talk.

Dumb like a fox.

If they really hate us for our freedom, then we should end all discrimination based on age, race, gender and/or sexual orientation tomorrow just to really piss off the terrorists. :)

Gay marriage? Legal nationwide on Monday! You don't like it? Well, then, you're against us and helping them destroy American ideals. :)

The Patriot Act and warrantless wiretapping of our citizens? Sounds like we're helping the terrorists on those, too.

Somehow, I believe, the more freedoms we lose as a nation, the more this country turns into the kind of country the terrorists would probably be more comfortable living in.