[thechat] Opinion on War

Ben Dyer ben_dyer at imaginuity.com
Mon Jan 27 16:05:01 CST 2003


At 03:59 PM 1/27/2003, you wrote:
>So if the US people are mostly against a war on Iraq (as they seem to be),
>is the press advocating this PoV?
>
>And if there's such overwhelming opposition, why is Bush so determined to
>go ahead with war anyway? Surely he's smart enough to realise that his
>approval ratings can only fall further?

Because nothing helps the economy like a good, old-fashioned war.  At
least, this is what I presume to be his train of thought.

If a war boosts the economy and creates jobs during difficult times, people
might be more inclined to ignore the more nagging problems...

--Ben




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