<p>I think there WAS a large group in the middle after 9-11. Most people DID want to go after Osama bin Laden and supported the invasion of Afghanistan. They wanted to stop terrorists and were willing to listen to what the president had to say about that and consider a variety of options. Thus Bush had a lot of support for the invasion of Iraq because he presented it as a case of fighting terrorism and stopping what he made appear to be an imminent threat to America. When the facts turned out to be different from the picture he painted, support began to drop, leading to the case today, where only a minority still feel the war was the right thing to do.</p>
<p>I know a number of people who supported Bush and thought he was doing a wonderful job after 9-11; however, quite a number of them have changed their minds. Most people want to believe that the president is trustworthy and that he knows what he is doing and has our best interests at heart. It can be quite disillusioning when they start realizing that it is not always the case. (Of course, for some of us, that disillusionment happened a long time ago, and we now have trouble trusting ANY politician!)</p>