Amos, my friend, I'm afraid the two aren't different causes at all. The "war" only exists because Congress has abdicated Constitutional responsibility. The "war" only exists because we have allowed the Executive branch to expand its powers over the last few decades to the point where whatever the President really wants, he inevitably gets. Every time Congress fails to discuss and decide something that falls under their reponsibility, democracy is weakened further.

That includes the de facto repeal of many of our Constitutional rights -- ONLY because the Executive branch has power that goes unchecked -- not because the Constitution has been legally changed. Without those essential rights, democracy doesn't exist.
If the legal system of government can be subverted at will by one or few people, that's not democracy, it's a dictatorship.