It Boggles the Mind

Some things are almost impossible to comprehend. They are so illogical that it seems they pass through to the other side and almost seem reasonable.

"And one thing we want during this war on terror is for people to feel like their life's moving on, that they're able to make a living and send their kids to college and put more money on the table."

G.W. Bush, The Current Occupant
Appearing on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Jan. 16, 2007

We're in a so-called "War on Terror". Would it make sense that, IF we were really in a "War on Terror" it would be a good thing to be aware that we are? If we are simply moving on with our lives, making a living, sending our kids to college and putting money on the table, isn't that behaving like the "War on Terror" isn't there?

And IF we're truly in a "War on Terror", why isn't our priority to go after terrorists like Osama bed Linen? What are we doing in Iraq, a place where there weren't any terrorists ... until we got there? Why don't we have more troops in Afghanistan where there are terrorists and fewer in Iraq where there weren't any?

The logic of all this obviously escapes me.