] He wanted to go to war and he did. He had not the mind to
] perceive the costs of war, or to listen to those who knew
] those costs. He did not understand that you do not go to
] war when it is one of the options but when it is the only
] option; you go not because you want to but because you
] have to.
]
] Yet this president knew it would be difficult for
] Americans not to cheer the overthrow of a foreign
] dictator. He knew that much. This president and his
] supporters would seem to have a mind for only one thing
] -- to take power, to remain in power, and to use that
] power for the sake of themselves and their friends.
]
] by E.L. Doctorow