By "public" do you mean you? It's not our fault you missed a vote by the Senate and the House on something that important.
And in case you still don't understand, confusion on the part of the Democrats IS the name of the game. They want you to ignore the fact that it's the country's policy, and instead try to blame it on Bush, just like they want you to forget that every single thing Bush said about the WMD were the same words every leader of the free world, including Bill Clinton, said.
And it seems to be working.