[Griff]

A problem with doing a "what if?" like this is that W has a different America than Roosevelt. Roosevelt's actions as President helped build the nationalist culture and suppress the native reluctance of the American people to engage in foreign adventures. It is quite possible that Roosevelt in W's place would have been even more aggressive, since he was so willing to break with past practices (Wilson might be an even better example). W in Roosevelt's place may well have been less foolhardy than W in his own place.

Either way, the Presidency itself is on the cusp of full-blown tyranny. Watch the Congress try to express it's opposition to Mid East over-reach. There will be a choice made by the American people Caesar or the Republic.