[Sans-Culotte]

4. The President has failed for 6 years to educate the American people and rally them behind the troops. I love W, but his White house has been the worst communicators in my lifetime. If W had been using the phrase "Islamic Fascists" for 5 years, the Republicans would be in a lot better shape.

Winning hearts and minds at home sure helps with winning a war abroad. I guess W misunderestimated the intelligence of the Sheeple.

[Faithfull]

Yes, W underestimated the intelligence of the sheeple. Most of the public just want to 'feel good' to say they are against war- but few understand the long term consequences of not fighting the terrorists. Pres. Bush never was good at communicating 'why' on basic terms that the sheeple will understand. There are only about 20% of us who are well informed- that's the real problem. It's no accident that the more informed one is, the more conservative one is.