2004: 73% of the American people were for the war. Fast forward to 2007: Only 27% are now for the war. Why the change?
2007-07-11 02:38:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Because they were mislead into believing it would make them safe from terrorism. And now they are realizing they were mislead dring the post 9/11 fervor. They also thought it would be over in a couple of months--- oh, yeah, the WAR was over after a few months. It's this mess we caused that we're trying to clean up that's getting everyone killed. The total mismanagement of this fiasco might have something to do with it, too.
2007-07-11 02:57:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
The answer this question is quite simple. The overwhelming support that the administration received just prior to our incursion into Iraq, stemmed from a people who were still enraged by the outrage of 9/11. As with anyone, when they are enraged, they lose all sense of rationality. The end result of this blindness is that the American people all to easily were giving the Bush administration, and their corporate backers, carte blanche to behave as they wish, and to kill and violate who they desired.
Now jump to the present day, and the acrimony about 9/11 has been abated due to the passage of time, and people are seeing things a bit more lucidly. They now are more vigilant and skeptical of their government, which is what they should have been from the very start. After all the lies concerning WMDs, and the supposed connection Saddam had to Al Qaeda had been exposed, the American people have finally turned on this administration, and that is why you have such an overwhelming opposition to the war now.
It’s sad, because we did not have to come to this, if Americans would just heed a few basic lessons from history. Heads of state from all forms of governments – from dictatorships to democracies – have always used national tragedies to illicit consent from their people, to conduct a whole host of atrocities and abuses of justice.
I know I may sound like a conspiracy nut, but I think part of the reason why there has been a concerted effort across most of the nation to increase funds for math and science education at the expense of the humanities –specifically English, history, and sociology – is because it is the intent of ruling powers to produce a citizenry of automatons who maybe good at engineering or medicine, but who are inept at analyzing rhetoric and the machinations of the government. How else, after all, can you explain a country who can produce such inventiveness that created such marvels as, the PC, Microsoft Windows, and the IPOD, but simultaneously produces many high school and college graduates who cannot articulate themselves much better than George Bush or who cannot tell you the underlying reasons behind WWII.
2007-07-11 04:07:33 · answer #2 · answered by Lawrence Louis 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they will change their minds and attitudes and bragadoccio Many young people will not be so brave --- many will dodge the draft like the hippies in the 60's Many of the young of today are no where near the people ALL their Grandfathers and in some cases their fathers were. even if a draft is initiated it will probably be the Blacks, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and other people of color to go first I think instead of a draft they should offer amnesty and a job upon finishing their service to illegals if they join and fight for 4 years with a 4 year option for future service held by the governement No one said No during WWII it just was not done and I think Only one person was shot for refusing to go.
2016-05-19 07:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by jocelyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because so many of their young GI's are being killed. Bush gave the impression this war would be easy and I'm sure the American people believed and trusted their Administration would have a stringent plan for after the war. The death toll of young soldiers in shocking and heartbreaking, I'm not surprised the tide has turned. I don't think we British EVER approved of the war, but it made no difference.
2007-07-11 02:59:08 · answer #4 · answered by Dr Watson (UK) 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Because everytime there is a terrorist attack in the USA the American people want WAR, because there has NOT been a attack in the USA for a while the American people have changed their MINDS.
2007-07-11 03:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They thought it would be like the Gulf War. Over in a matter of hours.
2007-07-11 02:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by ed 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The 73% was based on lies that the President and Vice President pushed down our throats.
2007-07-11 02:54:26 · answer #7 · answered by stevemxusa 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Plain and simple. We found out we were lied to in order to invade Iraq. I don't appreciate even the government insulting my intelligence.
2007-07-11 04:42:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lay the 'blame' on the liberal press and the liberal, leftist Democrats. They are the 'blind leading the blind'. Americans who have changed their minds are being duped.......they do NOT take the time and effort to study the other side of things. The liberal media is out to destroy GWB, and they will go to great lengths to do so.......even to suggesting we need to let the terroists overseas come to this nation and do their terror here. They are nuts.
2007-07-11 04:06:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
What a great question. Not only American soldiers have died, many many Iraqis have died since it started.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/
2007-07-11 05:12:59 · answer #10 · answered by belle 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋