Facts about Iraq? Who cares?

The Roman philosopher Marcus Aurelius once wrote, "The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them knows anything about the subject." The editorial board of the Des Moines Register writes, "That is the quote that comes to mind now that a new poll reveals many Americans are misinformed about Iraq." The fact that Americans don't know the truth about the basics is "downright scary. It means Americans are basing their opinions about the Iraq war on misinformation." According to the Register, the findings also suggest a reason why "the Bush administration may not be so concerned about finding the still-elusive weapons of mass destruction in Iraq: It doesn't matter. The people think they were found. The people think Saddam Hussein was somehow involved in the Sept. 11 hijackings. The people think it's OK to attack a country. Because they don't know the facts."