God Speaks Through Me

The new Zogby poll has drawn attention mostly because it finds that 72 percent believe Bush
should withdraw from Iraq in a year or less and only 23 percent favor Bush's plan to "stay the course."

But the poll also illustrates the power of propaganda.

Shockingly, 85 percent of the troops questioned believe they are fighting in Iraq "to retaliate for 9-11"
- one of the key Iraq War myths built by Bush's frequent juxtaposition of references to Osama and Saddam.

This subliminal message has stuck with the vast majority of U.S. troops even though Bush eventually
acknowledged publicly that there is no evidence linking Saddam to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

In other words, more than eight in 10 of the U.S. soldiers in Iraq think they are there avenging Sept. 11,
even though the U.S. government lacks evidence of the connection.


Shockingly?
Only if you buy into the notion that voters are smart.

Truth is, voters are incredibly stupid and naive, that's why the Law #1 is
"Never tell the truth in a political campaign.