Ein interessanter Artikel von Ali Abunimah, Electronic Iraq:

In recent weeks, public support for the Iraq war in the United States has hovered steadily near 70 percent. Yet this number hides considerable diversity and dissent. Here are two snapshots from my personal experience that illustrate how different the picture can be depending on where you are standing. In my neighborhood, near the University of Chicago, opposition to war seems to be the overwhelming sentiment. Peace signs, anti-war slogans and bumper stickers are visible all over the place. Flyers advertise anti-war rallies on the campus, as well as in local churches. It is rare to hear any expressions of support for war.

(...) For most of the American population, the war has been little more than the latest thrilling reality TV show. There is about as much hope that, once the show is over, there will be any more public debate about the future of Iraq than there is about Afghanistan, where American troops are still engaged in running battles with an invisible enemy.
Hier bei electroniciraq nachlesen (zuerst publiziert im Daily Star )