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George Bush is turning to Americans to bolster his efforts to oust Saddam Hussein. The American president also appears set to win resounding backing for military action from Congress. Yet getting other countries on side remains difficult
HAVING struggled to line up international support for a tough new United Nations resolution calling on Iraq to disarm, President George Bush has turned to rallying support within America for military action. In this he is likely to have more success. Mr Bush is set to outline his case for wanting to oust the Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, in a prime-time television address on October 7th. Opinion polls already show that around 60% of Americans support a war against Iraq, although doubts increase if such action is carried out without the backing of the UN. Mr Bush also looks likely to win support from Congress to use force against the Iraqi…