[thechat] Opinion on War

[Martin Burns]

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Hugh Blair wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > On Behalf Of Madhu Menon
> >
> > 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?
>
> Latest poll I saw (today) was running 47% for, 48% against attacking
> Iraq - nothing "overwhelming" about that. It's the anti-war forces
> that get the most attention and have the loudest voices.

Really? I thought it was the guy who gets to address the nation. Given all
the government's communications efforts, that they can't even get the
majority of the population to back the war doesn't give a ringing
endorsement.

Cheers
Martin
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