They certainly trumped the wishes of those who wish the federal govt. would spend tax money on the citizenry at home and not on policing the world. Let Europe pay for its own milatary, and get the hell out of Iraq. Spend tax dollars to explore alternative fuel solutions instead of colonizing the middle east. Whoever "they" were who returned Bush to the White House, they can't see past the smoke screen that Bush and his pals have kept in place since he first ran for office.