[Chris the Chees]

http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflic...focus_3362.jsp

Any such considerations did not prevent Bush from returning to this theme. A significant part of his speech concentrated on the "threat from Iran", in terms both of involvement in the Iraq insurgency and of its nuclear ambitions. Such concentration on Iran is already having two effects on US public opinion: diverting attention from the problems in Iraq and preparing the way for a hardline stance on Iran (reflected in a Gallup poll finding that most Americans regard Iran as the major enemy and a Washington Post-ABC News poll indicating 42% support for military action).