Iron, that's exactly the case. We keep hearing that the "public" has turned against the war; when in fact, it's the media's continuous and continual undermining of our war on terrorism that is behind America's wounded will to win.
You have summarized the situation quite succinctly.
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There may still be something postive out of this. If the hands-up crowd get their way and more troops are not deployed, maybe we will finally see more firepower used instead of police methods.