Yep, here we go supportin’ the troops. Supportin’ the troops. Tie a yellow ribbon ’round the old oak tree.

This one was inevitable. Americans stand behind their armed sons and daughters when they’re in the field, and everyone loves a marching band. But even the Washington Bloody Post caught an important detail here.

As at the start of previous confrontations abroad, the poll found that the country has largely united behind its president — a unity that will be tested as the war unfolds and circumstances on the battlefield change….

Overall support for a war with Iraq also surged from 59 percent two weeks ago to 71 percent today. And the poll found equally broad support for beginning the war immediately after Bush’s 48-hour deadline expires on Wednesday. At this point, roughly one in four Americans opposes the invasion.

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