Thursday, August 30, 2007

Media Matters - Buchanan, Scarborough claimed that a military strike against Iran would be popular, but polls suggest otherwise

Media Matters - Buchanan, Scarborough claimed that a military strike against Iran would be popular, but polls suggest otherwise:

"Summary: On MSNBC, Pat Buchanan claimed that a U.S. attack on Iran is
'comin[g]' and went on to assert that a military strike against Iran would be 'a
very popular initial move.' Joe Scarborough agreed, stating that 'a military
strike against Iran initially would be extraordinarily popular with the American
people.' But polling data show that most Americans say they would oppose an
attack on Iran. Summary: On MSNBC, Pat Buchanan claimed that a U.S. attack on
Iran is 'comin[g]' and went on to assert that a military strike against Iran
would be 'a very popular initial move.' Joe Scarborough agreed, stating that 'a
military strike against Iran initially would be extraordinarily popular with the
American people.' But polling data show that most Americans say they would
oppose an attack on Iran. Summary: On MSNBC, Pat Buchanan claimed that a U.S.
attack on Iran is 'comin[g]' and went on to assert that a military strike
against Iran would be 'a very popular initial move.' Joe Scarborough agreed,
stating that 'a military strike against Iran initially would be extraordinarily
popular with the American people.' But polling data show that most Americans say
they would oppose an attack on Iran. "


I don't think that Americans ever think of wars as being popular. Paris Hilton is popular, Britney Spears is popular. There is something wrong about calling a war popular, most of all a war that would be as disastrous as a war with Iran.

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