Nobody has anything to be afraid of - except known antagonists. People liken the US to the world's police force sometimes. Well, you've got nothing to fear from the police as long as you're being a decent, law-abiding citizen. Despite what you might think, the goal of Bush's foreign-policy plan isn't unending warfare, it's creating a practical deterrent against warfare. During the Cold War, the USA and the USSR exercised a much greater level of control over their respective parts of the world directly or indirectly through the unspoken threat of world-destroying nuclear war. Now that those scenarios are a thing of the past, what's to keep more Saddams or more Milosevics from popping up if they think they can get away with whatever they want without fear of retribution? You can talk about the UN and its sanctions and 'peacekeepers' all you want - really, talk about 'em, I need a good laugh. The point is that Bush is trying to bring about more responsible use of the power at this country's disposal - namely, the establishment and maintenance of a lasting peace in the face of threats such as rogue states, WMDs, and terrorist organizations.