Who says I stopped supporting the GWOT war? I do not, it was the right thing to do and remains the right thing to do. I will never abandon our troops on the field of battle, no matter what. Mistakes get made in every war, no difference this war.
When the Iraq resolution was voted on, the RATs supported the war ... Bush losing the debate with the anti-war crowd allowed the RATs to get the upper hand with the American people. The problem is Bush never engaged the RATs when they lied, so the lies became accepted.
In a modern war it is necessary that the people stay on the side of the effort, else the pressure will mount for withdrawal when the going gets tough. That is what has happened. You can choose to ignore it, but that won’t change the facts.
You asked how the President mucked it up and I told you.
Perhaps you can name a popular war in American histoir?? Certainly not WWII where we nearly lost public opinion and had to give in to Russia at Yalta.
Pray for W and Our Troops