Re: I tend to believe that ...
Repubs miscalculated the effect of the Internet with this last Gulf war.
During the 1st one the Internet was not widely used (No common web browsers back then & few is any at all, web sites) & consequently the Bush team (same advisors but for W's daddy) were able to manipulate the facts far more effectively, but this time not.
Would be interesting if someone ever does a study on the issue.
Doug M