@Aether

Whatever adjective you think is appropriate for US economy, you can not say it is in good shape. The bigger impact had the housing bubble, rather than Iraq, however high oil prices also played their role and for that we can thank primarily Rumsfeld for how he conducted occupation.

Bush is not doing anything to anyone. It is a miracle that McCain is polling so close to Obama, after everything Bush has done.

As to the American military capabilities, they are clearly have no detterant effect on the conflict in Georgia, given Russia’s actions. As such, it wouldn’t matter if we had a anti-matter bomb or hovercraft, if US is unwilling, unable to use it, who cares how much superior it is. And the fact is that going into Iraq and conducting initial stages of occupation the way they were conducted brought about political inability to use force elsewhere. Hence, we can see the war in Georgia unfold. Had Russia thought US could use its the best #1 army that god gave people on the face of the earth, it would not have gone into Georgia.