Even after another week of bad news from Iraq, the latest public opinion polls show a slim majority of Americans are committed to staying there until a stable government can be established. Public support for the war has held steady for months, even when the administration’s case for it moved from WMD to democracy and human rights. But now, the ground under President Bush’s feet appears to be shifting.
Today’s Newsweek poll has Democrat John Kerry leading Bush by seven points despite the fact that the Bush campaign outspent Kerry seven-to-one on TV ads in March. And while Kerry appears to be benefiting from America’s anxiety over Iraq, he has yet to stake out new ground on what the U.S. should do there.
Guests:
Les Gelb, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
John Mueller, Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University, author of “Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War ”
Richard Wolffe, Washington Correspondent for Newsweek.