Across the U.S., Concern Grows About the Course of War in Iraq

From the NY Times via This Modern World:

But there is, by many measures, a gnawing unease about the course of this mission and a realization that the conflict will be deadlier, more expensive and longer-lasting than Mr. Bush signaled when he landed on an aircraft carrier off San Diego on May 1 to celebrate the fall of Saddam Hussein. In the most recent evidence of that, a Washington Post/ABC News poll published today found a nine-point jump in the last three weeks, to 46 percent, in the number of Americans who disapprove of Mr. Bush's Iraq policy, while the number who expressed support for the policy slipped to 52 percent from 56 percent.

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The effects of the Jedi mind tricks are starting to wear off. This is pretty significant, actually, given the overwhelming support that the war enjoyed during the "major combat phase." So, I suppose that's something to be happy about.

What burns me, however, is that the troubled occupation was totally predicted for anybody who was paying attention at the time. Rank and file Americans should have known, but they didn't. Who's to blame? The media, I guess, along with our rotten public schools. It's nice to know that there's been something of a turnaround in mainstream news reporting, but as long as American culture is so obsessed with obeying authority, we have a problem. A big problem.

We're not out of this yet.

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