Bush could have something to do with this. Its a well known fact that when presidential ratings slip, we blow something up. Clinton was having some rough times, and two chemical factories in africa are blown up, suspected of making chemical weapons. Bush Sr. and Iraq. Reagan sent troops to Grenada after a terrorist attack in Beirut. Dubya, well, the economy was tanking and his approval rating was going down with the economy. Coincidence? I think not.