How about not reelecting a president to a second term when he started the war in the first term? The reality is that had the opinion polls indicated that he wo

How about not reelecting a president to a second term when he started the war in the first term? The reality is that had the opinion polls indicated that he would be resoundingly removed from office, he would never have gone in. He needed permission from a group of people who value re-election above almost all else. As he himself did. Even in the middle of a 4 year term the people have the power - the problem is that they approved. To imply that the war was against the conscience of the majority of (voting) Americans is a falsehood. They were consulted, and their response sealed the national decision. As such the soldiers were respecting their oaths and their country.