Ryan Cox doesn't write a blog, but he should. So I've reproduced one of his thoughts here without any permission:

According to a gallup poll taken on Sept 20-22 57% of Americans are in
favor of "invading Iraq with U.S. ground troops in an attempt to remove
Saddam Hussein from power," while 38% oppose it. And 46% think "the Bush
administration has a clear and well-thought out policy on Iraq," while 48%
do not.

In conclusion, more people than not believe that Bush doesn't know what he's
doing with the Iraq issue, but they want him to invade anyway.

Furthermore, 64% of Americans approve of "the way George W. Bush is handling
the situation with Iraq." But, only 57% approve of invading, and that
number drops to 37% if the UN opposes it (which it does currently). So,
apparently a large number of Americans don't realize that Bush is "handling
the situation" by pushing for an invasion (with or without the UN's help).

Also, notwithstanding the American public's strong desire to see weapon's
inspectors allowed back into Iraq, 68% believe that UN inspectors will fail
to eliminate the "threat of Iraq using weapons of mass destruction against
the United States."

Amusingly, Gallup poll tells us that the Iraq issue has overtaken economic
conditions as the number one issue which will determine their vote in the
upcoming elections. It's good to know that despite their confusion on the
Iraq issue, the American public still feel strongly about it.

-ryan

And a final thought.