In his September 20, 2001, Address to a Joint Session of Congress, Bush warned Americans not to expect a quick victory, stating, "Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen".
He framed the war on terror as "the calling of our generation" and "the great ideological struggle of the 21st century," suggesting a commitment that would span decades.
Bush asserted that the war would not end until "every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated".
He vowed that the United States would "not tire," "not falter," and "not fail," emphasizing that the nation would meet violence with "patient justice".
By 2006, he reaffirmed that it would be a"long war," noting that the strategy involved changing the conditions that give rise to terror by replacing "violent dictatorships with peaceful democracies" throughout the Middle East.
All this was done so our country could recover from the shame of Bill Clinton's dalliances.
P.S. We lost both wars because expecting children not born during the butt hurt that started the conflict to have any loyalty to ill defined causes.
People who tout "herd" immunity don't actually live among the "herd". They live in sanitized enclaves. When a disease mutates and breaches the safe zones like AIDS or syphilis... assorted plagues... COVID did then it's worth noticing... nothing like a plague to level a playing field... leading to inspired things like the Magna Carta... and other chit that smacks of socialism.
Go for it pig brains... we lefties will weave it into something useful.