Was wandering around the Gallup website and came across this graph tracking public opinions on the war's trajectory. Living in it, it's easy to forget how long the occupation has actually been going on, and how utterly constant the bad news has been:
The American people have not been comfortable with the trajectory of the occupation since July of 2003 -- more than four years ago. And that time period includes multiple elections, the constitutional convention, the capture of Saddam, the killing of Zarquawi, and on, and on, and on. It included the "stay the course" strategy, as well as "clear, hold, and build," "stand up, stand down," and the surge. Nothing we've done has made a difference. Nothing we've done has changed the dynamics. But withdrawal is, of course, unthinkable...
