The Neocon agenda has scared the hell outta me for about two decades now. Bush is one of the most 'powerful' figureheads they have had for a long time. I think he's personally too stupid to think this stuff up, but he's not too stupid to carry it out. It's like that old stroy about congestion on the LA Freeway (written by a sci-fi author whose name I forget) and as cars keep merging into the flow the traffic gets slower and slower, until at last there is a loud CLICK, and the traffic stops completely.