I thought they were until the chips were down and many suddenly became lemmings. I just don't think they knew how to properly balance patriotic fervor with intelligence. It's as if one must give way to the other.
I am hoping it was just the shock and everyone comes out stronger for it. No one in their right mind can justify our short sighted and ineffective foreign policy, IMHO. Even JimRob didn't want to hear it, go figure.