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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (92050)	4/10/2003 10:39:17 PM
From: paul_philp	Respond to of 281500

Americans seem willing to give the President wide lattitude and trust. Americans wanted UN approval before the war, and half want the UN to manage Iraq post-war, but by huge majorities are willing to support the President's unilateral action. Even during that mid-war brief "pause", before any urban areas had fallen, Americans thought the war would be harder than it turned out to be, but still supported it 70%. Americans, amongst their many shared traits, are deeply pragmatics. No use crying over spilt milk or, in this case, no use crying over a won war. Of course, the numbers are at their peak right now (until the WMD discoveries) and once it's clear that the post-war period will still be a battle on some scale, there will be a correction. If CB is correct and they Americans have found weapons grade plutonium, well, needle off the chart time. I think that we can tentatively declare that the 'liberate Iraq' story sold better than the 'national security' story. Liberate Iraq is more immediate and better suited for TV. Paul