Fuzzy Math

Here's a recent poll from Washington Post-ABC News on how the war is no longer worth fighting for and also how Rumsfeld should not stay for the second term.

The American people speak and here are the statistics...

Little more than half say the war in Iraq has helped our security but 70 percent feel that "gains have come at an "unacceptable" cost in military casualties". This kind of thing happens in war though so I don't know how reasonable that number is.

But this led 56 percent to conclude that, given the cost, the conflict in Iraq was "not worth fighting, " an eight-point increase from this summer, and the first time a decisive majority of people have reached this conclusion

This poll was taken before the death toll increased today.

The poll also shows that 58 percent of Americans support keeping military forces in Iraq until "civil order is restored," even in the face of continued US causalities. On the question of whether Iraq is prepared for elections next month, 58 percent of respondents believed the violence-plagued country is not ready. Nonetheless, 60 percent want elections to go forward as scheduled.

On Don's Job: 53 percent of Americans disapproved the work performance of Rumsfeld and 52 percent said he should not stay on during Bush's second-term. As many know, he has received a lot of criticism lately.

Democracy as a Theater...we all want to see an election just so we can tell our friends or co-workers...hey, we're almost there (even if it's not true).