Terrorists?

Found this in an article on Salon "Inside the mind of killer doctors"

"Terrorists imagine the world in black and white, as full of demons and angels, and place themselves on the side of the angels. Sociologist Mark Juergensmeyer has called this way of thinking "cosmic war." Small terrorist cells arise in part because their members develop a specific way of looking at the world, which they reinforce for one another in everyday interactions. As the group becomes more and more distinct in its views from the society around it -- and more isolated -- its members can cross boundaries of reason and human sentiment, becoming monstrous."

To me this could have been written about the Bush White House. Black and White. Demons and Angels. On the side of the Angels. Small insulated group reinforcing its own isolated world view. Members can become monstrous.