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Support For Iraq War Highest Since 2006


"American public support for the military effort in Iraq has reached a high point unseen since the summer of 2006, a development that promises to reshape the political landscape.

According to late February polling conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 53 percent of Americans - a slim majority - now believe “the U.S. will ultimately succeed in achieving its goals” in Iraq. That figure is up from 42 percent in September 2007.

Almost half of registered voters now believe it is “very likely” that McCain would be an “effective commander in chief,” according to CBS polling. Less than one-quarter said the same of Obama and Clinton.

In addition, CBS found that a clear majority of Americans were “confident” that McCain could “handle an international crisis” - 56 percent said so for McCain, 47 percent for Obama and only 39 percent for Clinton."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/13/politics/politico/main3933699.shtml


So the media stops reporting on Iraq and in an instant.........the average moron american thinks the war is a success and despised, dinosaur conservatives are heroes again. How the hell can you have a constructive election in an environment like this?

(These two stories were reported the same day, by the same source but not together and only the pro-war piece made the front page.)


Iraq Fades From View For Many Americans
Poll Shows Only 28 Percent Know That Nearly 4,000 U.S. Troops Have Been Killed

(AP) Fewer people know how many U.S. troops have died in the war in Iraq, even as public attention to the conflict has gradually diminished, a poll showed Wednesday.

Only 28 percent correctly said that about 4,000 Americans have died in the war, according to a survey by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.

That's down from last August, when 54 percent gave the accurate casualty figure, which was about 3,500 dead at the time. In previous Pew surveys dating to 2004, about half have correctly given the rough figure for the approximate number of deaths at the time.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/13/national/main3933818.shtml