Americans at large seem to have lost interest in the Iraq war

[Imagevision]

and in spite of the fact that tens of thousands of our soldiers go on fighting and in some cases, dying there, the demand for war coverage at the American networks has never been lower.

[MADem]

1. This happened with Vietnam, too, in the early years. NT

[HereSince1628]

2. Pocket-book issues are pushing Americans to other concerns

It's not that Iraq is any less important. It is that the magnitude of the impact of economic issues on each American's life are several times greater.

It should be an indicator of just how bad the American economy has become.

The big failure is that the media have chosen not to link this unneeded war of agression's huge impact on the economy.

[Elspeth]

3. I think it's burn-out.

Too many rotten, illegal, immoral things have happened with this White House and you reach a point where you can't take one more thing.

[Bigmack]

4. It's hard to know who to be pissed at....

The Murikan people for having the attention span of a gnat.

or

The media for ignoring an on-going atrocity.

or

The Mis-administration in DC for plowing forward with a disastrously failed policy.

Maybe it's all three mixed up together.

[OhioChick]

5. I think that the economy/job loss

Took it's place.

[mdmc]

6. didn't we win already?

I thought we were just waiting for the Iraqi Gov. to "stand up" now. When they stand up, we will stand down.

No need for coverage. It was a dumb political move to invade. Justified by 9-11-01. 935 lies = no chIMPEACHMENT. It is our (dem and puke) war, funded by us, supported by us. No different when President Obama takes over,..

[Tippy]

7. It is worry, not not lack of interest about Iraq

Our ECONOMY or (lack of food to feed the family) is what is on ev eryones mind....

[RethugAssKicker]

8. The MSM told them that the Economy is now Number One...

So they obediently obeyed.

[OhioChick]

10. Here in Cleveland....

We don't need the MSM telling us the economy is number one....we see it, firsthand.

[liberal N proud]

9. When the media doesn't report it

a vast majority doesn't pay attention

[maxsolomon]

11. grown weary, grown frustrated, grown exasperated

we "threw the bums out" in 2006, and our party has since caved in to every Iraq funding request. given that protest is depressed by the lack of a draft (and would have little effect on the usurpers in the executive branch), and * putting the expense on our Chinese Express card so its effect on us remains (relatively) unseen, what is the mechanism by which the war will be stopped?

only Obama in january 09, and that's by no means certain. he will have the MSM, the MIC, and the GOP screaming about how great it's going, how we're almost over the hump, how we've come too far to go wobbly now, how the dead should not have died in vain.

people are waiting. he's going to have to deliver or it's 4 years of fighting his base.

[Robbien]

12. It is not a war. It is an occupation

An occupation where we are conducting at least four bombing runs a day on the occupied citizens.

You want that in the daily news?

[ladjf]

13. I believe that a majority of Americans are a lot more negative

about the Iraq situation than "lost interest". The are sick of it for very valid reasons.