I.. wish I could share your faith in people. Not to search very far, I can name at least one candidate, who would be willing to sacrifice a lot just for a few m

I.. wish I could share your faith in people. Not to search very far, I can name at least one candidate, who would be willing to sacrifice a lot just for a few more years. As for Bush, Cheney, Obama, Pompeo et al.. I don't know if they can retire in peace exactly. US taxpayers fund their security detail; some more so than others if you read some recent reports, but the point remains. I am willing to agree with you on that there is a difference of degree, but Iraq war did a lot of damage.. not to just US standing, but to US population's perception of how things are really done. The main difference is that some of that damage is not as... easily translated into viral imagery.