While we've all heard stories of how American support for the war will
evaporate as the war continues and as the casualties rise, the truth seems
to be quite the opposite. Instead, support for the war effort and for President
Bush continue to climb.

It seems that most pundits make the mistake, as do terrorists and
tyrants, of thinking that Americans are spineless in the face of losses.
Americans, once committed to a fight, are relentless when they see America
fighting a just war and fighting it as carefully as possible. Throw in to that
the fact that we are seeing, from often very liberal sources, information about
Iraq that confirms it as one of the most oppressive of regimes. Americans are
convinced that we are fighting a righteous war against a horrible enemy and that
the future of the world will be safer and better without Saddam Hussein
controlling Iraq.

All the talk of a quagmire and how this is turning into another Vietnam is
incredibly premature. Our losses have been terribly light, the time that it has
taken to control a huge portion of the enemy's country is impressive, and our
forces are fighting with great care for the lives of the innocent. Unlike
Vietnam, our strategic goal is very clear and very focused, and our military is
not made up of draftees, but of (mostly) dedicated professionals.

Underestimating the will of the American people is proving to be very costly
to our enemies.

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