>I think support means that people think that he is forcefully standing up
>to "terrorism." A great PR success story.
Actually not - polls show considerable doubt that Bush is "winning the war on terrorism." As the NYT article put it:
> Though 53 percent of Americans said they approved of the way Mr. Bush
> is handling Iraq, only 47 percent approved of his foreign policy
> management over all.
>
> Moreover, a year and a half after the Sept. 11 terrorist assault, only
> a third of Americans said they think the United States and its allies
> are winning the antiterror campaign, while 38 percent think that
> neither side is winning and 20 percent regard the terrorists as still
> having the upper hand. Only 49 percent of Americans think Mr. Bush has
> a coherent plan for dealing with terrorism.
[...]
> Americans, overwhelmingly, continue to take the threat of terrorist
> attacks very seriously, with 80 percent saying that another attack is
> either "very" or "somewhat" likely within the next few months. And the
> number of Americans paying closer attention to news media reports
> about the prospect of war has increased to 71 percent from 43 percent
> since September.
[...]
> In January, 59 percent of the public saw Al Qaeda as a greater threat
> to peace and stability than Iraq. Fifteen percent saw Iraq as the
> greater threat. In this week's survey, 28 percent saw Iraq as the
> greater threat, but 51 percent still perceived the Qaeda threat as
> more serious.
>
> "I think Al Qaeda is a bigger threat because they are in little
> pockets all over the world," said Nancy Alonso, 66, of Lincoln, R.I.
> "That is more dangerous than having them in one big place."
>
> Ms. Alonso, a retired nurse, was one of the poll respondents
> interviewed after the survey was taken. She said she was concerned
> that the rest of the world might "turn on us" if Mr. Bush failed to
> pursue his goals with patience and diplomatic skill. "The
> administration is pushing too quickly for war," she said, adding that
> the inspectors should get six months to a year to complete their task.