I mean most of us infer that that is what some major players in America are up to, but I didn't expect them to be forthright about it.
That is because you are a cynic. You don't believe that people are acting on their convictions and as such have nothing to hide.

You instead believe that there is some ulterior motive behind their actions so the have to go slinking around behind people's backs to get things done.

There is one thing I can safely say about Bush that I could not say about any president before him (that I knew). He acts from his convictions and is completely honest and forthright about what he is planning and doing.