I didn't read all the bullplop in this thread, just skimmed.

I personally find this to be representative of a growing attitude in the United States, that I, for one, find extremely disturbing. Remember MacCarthyism? Same thing, only the watchword has changed (note: I'm not saying this is even nearly the same scale, but that "scare" started with humble beginnings as well). Some Americans think in such simplified terms that everything has to reduced to a basic good/evil dichotomy. To these folks, without an "enemy" they have no purpose, so they'll be damned sure to find an "enemy."