We are, in fact, "fighting them over here," too.
Every time a hurricane or a tornado hits, and we ask, "Where are our National Guard units?" we're fighting them over here.
Every time a bridge collapses or a levee breaks because we've bankrupted ourselves with Bush's "Bomb-and-Spend" economy, we're fighting them over here.
Republicans say that government is the problem, not the solution, and once they're elected, they do their best to prove it.
See also:
AFL-CIO warns Bush in 2002: Stop slashing billions from America's transportation infrastructure!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1494728&mesg_id=1494728And:
Pawlenty's Stadium and The Bridge to The Bottom Of The Sea
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2938786&mesg_id=2938837