GUEST,JTT

Once you vote for a government, you have given that government permission to do as they wish in your name (mileage may vary). Democracies work that way. The voters--barring referendums--have their say on election day. So, yes to your statement. The voters DID have a say. They said that they would follow the direction of Bush and Congress. That's that. However, "Perhaps America would do better to put its intelligent people, not into a killing machine, but into a system of genuine co-operation and diplomacy with other countries, and to stop killing?". Absolutely. And next time maybe they'll be a bit more careful with their votes.