[jdm]

"Moreover, he is voicing an increasingly popular sentiment."

NOT TRUE. FALSE. FALSE. FALSE.

FR thread from yesterday:

Rasmussen poll: 46% say NO to withdrawing troops; 39% say YES.

When you consider LIKEY VOTERS the 39% figure of NO drops to 1/3 or lower.

That's an indication of "increasingly popular?"

Don't think so.

[jdm]

"When you consider LIKEY VOTERS the 39% figure of NO drops to 1/3 or lower."

I meant 39% figure of YES.

[pierrem15]

The demon left assumes that a majority who are dissatisfied with the war means a majority who want defeat. That is logical fallacy but a clever rhetorical trick.

Support for the war would probably climb double digits if some rathole like Haditha was raised to the ground and its inhabitants 'left a feast for birds and dogs.' But because both the President and the military commanders realize this war must be fought step-by-step to bring the Iraqis up to speed, nothing will be done-- neither retreat nor retribution-- that will endanger the primary goal.