What do Liberals Want?

With regards to international terrorism, what do liberals actually want? It's unclear to me. If we backtrack to 9/11, and we look what's happened since, there's a big question mark as to what liberals really want done, if anything. Let me elaborate:

Since 9/11 under Bush's leadership, the US has aggressively gone after terrorists in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries. The US has also remarkably persuaded most muslim countries to target terrorism as well, including Pakistan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, in addition to influencing Europe to step up its efforts. I believe this has been an amazing achievement.

The problem with these efforts? Nothing, but suddenly liberals at home are losing their nerve. In recent weeks, American liberals (sure - throw McCain in there) are now against cruel and unusual questioning tactics to extract information in all cases, even if it's not torture. Next liberals have decided against renewing the Patriot Act. Now liberals are saying that they are even against EAVESDROPPING ON POTENTIAL TERRORISTS.

Which brings me to my point. Liberals blamed Bush for 9/11, at least many of them did. Then when he tries to stop terrorism, liberals are against that too. I'm gonna throw this question out to all liberals: do you really want to stop terrorism? If so, how do you do it if you can't listen to potential terrorists and you can't question them?

After 9/11 Bush said, either you're with us or you're with the terrorists. Sometimes it's really difficult to know the side of American liberals.