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Originally Posted by JBX
But they did support it at the start of the war. The President does not have the luxury to change with the polls. The action was started with approval. Now it must be followed through.
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This is not correct. Most polls prior to the war showed that the good majority of American's only supported the war with the approval of the U.N. It wasn't until after the war started that the majority approved of the action - due to the misguided perception that one must categorically support the President during war. A perception that has slowly deteriorated, though considering the failure to date, it is still suprisingly stronger than one would expect.