The War Within
Quayle was right about one thing: opponents of the war are a small minority of the American people. A “Newsweek” Poll showed that a record 86 percent of the population supported the president. But once the adrenaline of the first week’s rallies wore off, the peace movement had to confront some hard choices about its future. Strategically, it was pursuing goals–an immediate cease-fire and withdrawal–that seemed quixotic in the midst of the largest aerial bombardment in the history of warfare....