[engrpat]

John I agree to a point. I see a couple of problems; one, Americans do forget and fast and two, it is like the old Chinese water torture and drip at a time. The media along with the democrats and anti-war group will keep this a hot story and the pressure will keep buliding like water behind a dam. As I type the morning news is reporting that 59% of Americans do not want Bush to act without UN support, he better do something as he is losing steam and doing it fast.

[JohnHuang2]

Americans do forget and fast and two, it is like the old Chinese water torture and drip at a time. The media along with the democrats and anti-war group will keep this a hot story and the pressure will keep buliding like water behind a dam.

Anti-war rallies aren't more effective now in shaping public opinion than they were when Nixon swept the country in a landslide in '72 -- in the middle of Vietnam -- and they're even less effective in our post 9/11 world.

For the peaceniks, moreover, the Osama audio tape this week was a nightmare: In 16 minutes, it exploded a myth the media and the Democrats had diligently spent 16 painstaking months to foster: The oil & water theory -- i.e., that Saddam and Osama don't mix. Result? A clear majority of Americans now believe Saddam was, directly or indirectly, involved in 9/11.

As I type the morning news is reporting that 59% of Americans do not want Bush to act without UN support,

Every survey I've seen suggests a majority support military without U.N. authorization -- so long as the U.S. has allies. It may not get much media coverage, but 25 + nations are now part of Bush's 'coalition of the willing'.

Chin up, my friend, and watch the stratgery do its magic. :^)