Why? The masses are fickle, have poor situational awareness, do not have access to classified intelligence, are unaccountable, and are easily manipulated by spe

Why? The masses are fickle, have poor situational awareness, do not have access to classified intelligence, are unaccountable, and are easily manipulated by special interests. For example, think of how a knee jerk "Should we nuke the Middle East?" vote would've gone immediately after 9/11. Keep in mind, Afghanistan isn't in the Middle East or Arab.