According to the latest Gallup Poll, there has been little change in American public opinion over the war in Iraq, to wit, political persuasion rules the day. Most Republicans approve of President Bush’s handling of the war, while Democrats overwhelming disapprove, while independents side predominantly with Democrats on this issue.
In a dramatic flare-up in the hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, American forces struck and destroyed five Iranian oil tankers Sept. 8, U.S. Central Command said. Iran retaliated by lobbing ballistic missiles toward a major U.S. base in Jordan.
