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Politics : Support the French! Viva Democracy! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (509)	3/27/2003 6:53:33 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7830

i am so glad you are back!!! Were your ears burning yesterday? Thanks so much for the article. And welcome back.

To: Lane3 who wrote (509)	3/30/2003 1:29:36 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7830

Both antiwar movements do face big hurdles, on two fronts. First, most Americans support their president and their troops while a war is being waged. Currently, polls are stable at about 75% support, 20% opposed. This has been repeatedly cited by the advocates of the common man as evidence of how stupid he is. If the war is won quickly, and if any weapons of mass destruction are found or used against us, it will be taken as vindication for the president's policy. I wonder if it has occurred to Saddam just how stupid it would be to use chemical or biological weapons against US troops. Second, once the shooting stops, the administration is likely to invite the U.N. back in, to help clean up the mess. This will be defined as a new multilateralism and a new test of the U.N.'s relevance. Over my dead body.