Bush, Cheney, and GOP war rhetoric

On the brink of a key mid-term election, we are beginning to hear louder and louder beats of war drums from the GOP.
Dick Cheney is among the loudest beaters of the war drum, despite having no credibility after his fantasy statements such as the Iraq insurgency is in its "last throes" and weapons of mass destruction could still be found in Iraq, well after the truth had come out that there were none.
Cheney now argues the insurgents are trying to influence our elections, that a vote against his administration and the GOP is a vote for the insurgency?!?
Why does the GOP enjoy senseless, deceiftul war?
Well, one answer I would offer is that war equals profits, if you're in the right business.
Halliburton has no one but the current administration to thank for its billions of no-bid, uncontested contracts to keep our war machine oiled.
For the war profiteers, unending war, whether fought on sensible grounds or fabricated lies, is good for the bottom line.
The GOP would have us believe they deserve a monopoly in executing the war on terror. My counter argument is that the GOP actions have demonstrated their incompetence in the war on terror, and that wars are not simply an avenue for profits for Halliburton and other war mongering business interests. Winning any war cannot be accomplished by military might alone. Unfortunately, the GOP offers no other solution to the war on terror than endless, senseless war. How many more American men and women will continue to die in vain over the GOP's bumbling efforts in this regard?
Are we going to stand up and truly defend our country, or create a more wretched, fearful future for ourselves and the world?
Does America have the courage to close our ears to the war drums the GOP beats senselessly in our minds?