Bush's Character and Fate

The 5th century B.C. philosopher Heraclitus remarked " man's fate is in his character not in his stars".

Recently there were more revelations of Iraqi prisoner abuse " for amusement" by members of the 82nd Airborne. Bush has made no pretense that his mission in the Middle East is in part god-directed against " evil doers". Are some of our armed forces taking Bush at his word? Is the torture of " evil doers' permissable in holy wars?

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are fateful events in the Bush presidency. But would we have been better prepared if Bush was focused more on domestic issues rather than god-directed imperial ones?