This whole "war on terror" thing is a complete propoganda tool and is being used to invade sovereign nations illegally. Firstly you cannot have a "war on terror" you are having a war on an fleeting idea that is subjective and can mean anything or anyone who is deemed a terrorist. The whole purpose of it is to make Americans think that there is a huge big "terror network" out there who wish to destroy them.
Hitler and Himmler were right when they said that to control a people you create an invisible enemy, an unseen threat to the people with huge powers and a potential to kill them and destroy their way of life. Another philosopher also said that fear is best mixed with hate to control the people.

As long as Americans think that there is a threat, they are easily controlled and won't thinik twice about their Liberties, that their ancestors fought hard for, being taken away from them by things like the Patriot Act and "homeland security"- (by the way the Nazi's had this type of security during their reign with the SS and Gestapo enforcing it). It will also take Americans minds off the fact that the majority of the World were against this invasion, and whether it really is just or not. If America had a tyrannt, would that give the rest of the World the right to invade it?? I don't think so.
Wake up and think outside the box.