Really? Was it though?

I don't know how old you are, but my partner was protesting the wars in Madison, WI--which is notoriously left for Wisconsin--and drivers would yell at them and throw thing at the protestors. By 2005 or so, opinion had definitely soured, and the military was having problems meeting recruitment goals; they started dropping requirements for enlistment. I remember this clearly because I'd tried to enlist in the Navy in '99 and been rejected due to being on Prozac. In '05/'06 I got a call from a recruiter while I was recovering from a major spine surgery trying to get me to join, because they were now giving out waivers like candy on Halloween.

Again, I don't know how old you are, but this is shit that I actually remember, because I was a whole-ass adult. I remember W dragging the entire rest of the world into Iraq and Afghanistan over this shit, because you were either with us, or with the terrorists. And a lot of people bought that. If I'd been fresh outta highschool in '02 or '03, I absolutely would have gotten suckered by the propaganda.