The Incredible Public

From an article on a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll (2/11):

“A majority of Americans support attacking Iraq even without the approval of the United Nations, provided that the United States has the backing of some key allies…”

[later in article]

(italics mine) “Fifty-six percent said they oppose the postwar rebuilding efforts in Iraq if the United States would have to keep troops in the country for several years and spend $15 billion a year, the most conservative publicly available estimates of what it would take to stabilize a post-Hussein Iraq.”

I was able to get a transcript of one of the polls from my informant, Deep Throat, who is David Gergen.

POLLSTER: “Do you support an U.N. approved war against Iraq?”
INCREDIBLE HULK: “Yes! Hulk smash!”
POLLSTER: “Okay... What if the U.N. Security Council objects but the United States is supported by close allies such as Britain, Australia, and Italy?"
INCREDIBLE HULK: “Hulk don’t need stinky French. Hulk smash!”
POLLSTER: “Last question. Do you support rebuilding Iraq after the war?”
INCREDIBLE HULK: “Depends. Can we smash again later?”
POLLSTER: “Uh, no.”
INCREDIBLE HULK: “Lack of smashing make Hulk angry. Hulk smash!”