What Does Victory Look Like?

Just a few thoughts worth pondering . . . feel free to jump in on this one.

And before I begin I'd like to welcome our friends (and fellow citizens) from the NSA who may be looking in -

If the intent of "the evildoers" in the war on terror is to destroy the Amercian way of life, and if, in our "crusade" to wage this cosmic battle, the government vitiates the civil liberties (in essence, the stuff that defines us) of it's own citizens (in order to protect us, of course),

then,

who the hell's winning this war?

I'm just asking . . .