From LBJ's War on Poverty and The Great Society, to Nixon's War on Crime and The War on Drugs: All the way down to and including The Bush-Doctrine and his Global War on Terror. Each and every one of these "WARS" were and still are; crimes against the public that each and every president was supposedly 'elected' to "protect" us from. Are you feeling "SAFER" now than you did before LBJ?
The Global-War on Terrorism: This was the composite of all of the foregoing that the Bush Doctrine turned into his preferred path-to-prosecution for any American that might ever choose to stand in his way. This is why Bush-the-Decider chose to begin to spy on all Americans seven full months before 911. And if you still don't "get-it" you have only to try and get through an airport today without being radiated or sexually molested: These thugs at TSA and VIPER as well as the so-called agents with ICE, Immigration, or even local police forces (without names or even badge numbers) are merely token thugs whose only purpose is to intimidate the public. National Security has NOTHING to do with it!