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To: i-node who wrote (158758)	1/22/2003 7:21:52 PM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1583392

There does appear to be considerable support for the war in Iraq within America. Right now opinion is near 50% split, if you ask without conditions. When you ask if we should do it without UN consent, or if there should be moderate casualties, then opposition is much higher than 50%. Or if ask anywhere else(including the UK), and then you find overwhelming opposition. And so this opposition is having quite an effect on American policy, as I am sure you can determine for yourself. And so you see, the world (you know, the place where you live) matters a great deal. If you don't know that, then you are very arrogant, which by the way your comments suggest that you are. It's like anything else -- turn loose the liberal politicians, allow the public to be manipulated by a liberal media, and they soon don't understand the facts. So far I would say that the manipulation has been carried out by the administration. And as far as facts, most politicians on both sides have said that the president has not made the facts (as you call them) known to them or the public. Could it be that there are no facts? Al

To: i-node who wrote (158758)	1/23/2003 10:24:15 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583392

However, please cut conservatives some slack. Many don't feel it is appropriate to give foreign countries quite as much weight as liberals do. Lots of us feel that what other countries think is, frankly, secondary at best and perhaps totally irrelevent. Why do conservatives believe the opinions of our allies are not all that important? There does appear to be considerable support for the war in Iraq within America. It's like anything else -- turn loose the liberal politicians, allow the public to be manipulated by a liberal media, and they soon don't understand the facts. But when you pin them down, with a reasonable question, they come around. Polls are almost useless for this reason. If polls are useless, how do you know there is considerable support for the Iraqi war? What is your alternate source? ted