"We are not at war"

So declared a prominent Democrat on Meet the Press:

In response to a video clip of Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, making the sensible point it is "nuts" in a time of war to disclose our intelligence sources and methods, former Carter National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski declared "We are not at war." While he acknowledged there are serious threats, he suggested talk of being at war was fearmongering, a practice used to justify otherwise insupportable infringements on the privacy and equanimity of Americans.

Now, tell me again why Democrats are not in power. Because Americans aren't idiots!!!