War and Majority

Hey guys,I've heard quite a bit of talk about the polls reflecting that a majority of Americans, and non-Americans too, do not believe that a war with Iraq is either currently justified, or would need UN approval, etc., etc.Question: Why would George W. Bush need a majority of Americans' support to start a war with Iraq, since he didn't even need a majority of the vote to become president in the first place?Curious,
-Shiloh

Schraf,It all seems so bizzare to me. Of course we don't trust the government! This country was founded, among other things, on the idea that blind trust in government was a bad thing.I read a report which said the battle plans called for 300-400 cruise missles per day expended in the opening days of a war with Iraq. How much do you think that would cost? No wonder my kids' schools can't afford text books! No wonder the field is so very ripe for the uneducated.God bless,
-Shiloh

Percy,My suggestion that there may be a relationship between the election and the administration's current position is this: give them an inch and they'll take a yard. There may well be a sense that no public mandate is really needed, afterall, since none was needed in the election. It's the ol' I-can-do-whatever-I-want mentallity.Perhaps I'm reading this all wrong. But it is a concern of mine.-Shiloh

Percy,I am, of course, aware of the electoral college: anyone with a middle school level civics background would.I'm talking about their mentality. That's what concern me.-Shiloh

RedVento,I imagine your comparison of Hussein to the Nazi idiot Hitler was meant to suggest the horrors of nuclear what-if? These are scary possibilities, for sure. But remember, this so-called extreme danger to his own people, the region, and the world at large has never succeeded militarily except in the most petty ways: oppression of Shiites, of Kurds, of Kuwaitis, and of political rivals in Iraq. That's it.This guy couldn't whip Iran in 10 years. It took US-led forces 100 hours on the ground to go through the Imperial Margarine Guard like they were butter.How much of a threat is he? Really?-Shiloh