[The Bronze Titan]

"Why is the war in Iraq unpopular? --- The MSM "

No question. But, Bush and his 'strategists' mismanaged the initial war campaign by allowing the chaos and insurgency to take hold without engaging sufficient number of troops to safeguard the 'blitzkrieg' aspect to the war. This is where the 'Rumsfeld' factor weighed in, what ticks me off is that there is a reluctance to see this mistake as the cause of where we are today.

[bella1]

"No question. But, Bush and his 'strategists' mismanaged the initial war campaign by allowing the chaos and insurgency to take hold without engaging sufficient number of troops to safeguard the 'blitzkrieg' aspect to the war. This is where the 'Rumsfeld' factor weighed in, what ticks me off is that there is a reluctance to see this mistake as the cause of where we are today."

Exactly. I do not believe it was the fact that we went to war that was unpopular to many, but the way it was/is run. Going to war with the intent of "winning hearts and minds" is a recipe for disaster. When we can't bomb mosques that are being used as military enclaves, or go to battle on one of Islams many "holy days", or avoid their "holy sites", well we should have stayed home. Lets hope that Bush/Rumsfield etc grow a spine and finally get tough and stop trying to play nice.