Apparently, Bush/Cheney's "War on Terror" didn't include domestic enemies

[Ardent15]

When sworn in as President, you swear to protect America and the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Yet, Bush and Cheney didn't seem to care about the militia movement that led to the Oklahoma City bombings and numerous other acts of terrorism, in the 90s up to the present day.

There was never a "War on Terror." It was a War on Bush and Cheney' personal enemies-like Saddam Hussein. They don't give a fuck about the domestic situation, at all.

[alp227]

1. Because the militia types = Bush's allies, right?

It's all about America, America, and America, so Bush wanted to leave those good ol' patriotic Americans (who planned on gunning down people) and their stinkin' hardcore Christian beliefs alone while pursuing those dirty rotten Arabs with their stinkin' hardcore Islamic beliefs.

[Lorien]

2. They did, actually; they spied on peace groups, Quaker meetings, environmentalists

and even had the FBI infiltrate pacifist organizations. last week DADT and anti war protesters were arrested-but not violent teabaggers.

[Ardent15]

3. True, but they weren't enemies

They were just domestic.

[jmondine]

4. No, it did. But only brown-skinned domestic enemies.