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==Overview==
[[category:claims]]There have been repeated claims that flagging support within the {{USA}} for the ongoing [[US occupation of Iraq|occupation of Iraq]], usually referred to as the "Iraq War", is due largely or entirely to a lack of [http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/thesaurus?book=Thesaurus&va=fortitude fortitude] (determination, resoluteness) on the part of the American people.
===Conclusions===
# This is at best a misrepresentation, taking what may be a small but significant component of anti-war sentiment and presenting it as the major or sole reason
# The main reasons Americans are against the war seem to be mostly the same [[reasons the Iraq war is unpopular]] globally, i.e.:
#* Americans were persuaded to support it originally on [[US justifications for invading Iraq|false pretenses]]
#* It has been poorly orchestrated at the topmost levels
#* It has dramatically harmed the cause of democracy and America's image worldwide
#* It has led to less safety and increased terrorism worldwide
==Links==
===Opinion===
* '''2007-08-09''' [http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/stu_bykofsky/20070809_Stu_Bykofsky___To_save_America__we_need_another_9_11.html To save America, we need another 9/11] by [[Stu Bykofsky]] (see also: [[we need another 9/11]])