The decayed consciences in London today do not represent most Brits. I’m heartened by this poll in the Guardian. 62 percent of Brits agree that the U.S. is “generally speaking a force for good, not evil, in the world.” Even better:
The ICM poll also uncovers a surge in pro-war sentiment in the past two months as suicide bombers have stepped up their attacks on western targets and troops in Iraq. Opposition to the war has slumped by 12 points since September to only 41% of all voters. At the same time those who believe the war was justified has jumped 9 points to 47% of voters.
Combined with Bush’s upward poll numbers (see below), I think this is evidence that people do indeed understand what we’re fighting, they see the difference between a country saving another one from chaos and dictatorship and the alleged “evil empire” the Euro-left so despises. The Brits haven’t lost their minds. Majorities also welcomed Bush’s visit. There’s only so much, I suppose, that the BBC can do to poison minds. They did it in the 1930s. Churchill still came through. So will the Brits in the new century. I believe it in my heart. (My own defense of the president as he arrives in London can now be read opposite).
The Dish 