The survey, by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, found that public awareness of developments in the Iraq war has dropped precipitously since last summer, as the news media have paid less attention to the conflict. In earlier surveys, about half of those asked about the death tally responded correctly.
Related Pew surveys have found that the number of news stories devoted to the war has sharply declined this year, along with professed public interest. "Coverage of the war has been virtually absent," said Pew survey research director Scott Keeter, totaling about 1 percent of the news hole between Feb. 17 and 23.
Get casualties down (American anyway) and people stop paying attention. People stop paying attention, and there's no need to worry about meeting silly little goals like political reconciliation. Our ability to stay in Iraq justifies staying in Iraq.
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Sad numbers.
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