TheIraqwarandanti-terrorismbecamemajortopicsduringthisyear'spresidentialcampaignintheUnitedStates.Heateddebatesoverthetwoissuesaswellaslong-termandunusuallyfixed"stricthalf-and-half"pisionofU.S.mediaandsocietyalsocausedbythetwoissues,toagreatextent,havedeeplyrevealedthechangesofAmerica'spowerstatusinworldpolitics.