*sigh*

[logomancer]

So this is it. The US is attacking Iraq. It's a sad day. I just came back from the "town meeting" that Steger and the gang set up in the coliseum. They were talking about the need for police presences at all public gatherings, 24-hour security guards in all free-access buildings, and how they would help international students. It seemed almost surreal. Like Tech would be a prime terrorist target.

I see this war as a sign that the man in the White House no longer respects the opinions of the public or the world. Many civilians will die, our economy will be wrecked, and our name thorughout the world will be tarnished because one man thought we should have a war.

I feel ashamed for my country.

Comments

[tigerofthewind.livejournal.com]

The man in the white house had a 2 to 1 on going to war...get informed.

[vt-andros.livejournal.com]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr030317.asp (http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr030317.asp)

If you take the general poll, you'd be right in saying that. But that number drops to 54% when the UN rejects the new US resolution (which it did). Given that the polls have a 3% margin of error, that's a pretty slim majority. Plus, I'm willing to wager that some of this slim majority is ignorant of the situation.

But any survey with only 1000 people involved can hardly be representative of the entire US population.