EVER WONDER WHAT THE KIDS ARE THINKING ABOUT BUSH'S WARS?

The September issue of Trends & Tudes, which purports to keep its readers connected to tody's youth audience, features a Harris Interactive poll showing declining confidence of American teenagers regarding the "war of terrorism" and the occupation of Iraq. Bush says he's leaving the tough decisions about cleaning up the messes he's made to whomever occupies the White House after he's gone. The 13-18 year olds in this poll are among the people who will be involved in the major operations it's going to take to fix all that Bush and his regime have broken.

The report finds that only 38% (down from 76% soon after 9/11/01) trust the Bush Regime to do the right thing about the war on terror. And they don't think the government can prevent future attacks and are pessimistic about the occupation of Iraq ending any time soon.

One thing that is working though is the Bush Regime's calculated plans to instill terror in the American public. "Terrorism and war have cast a shadow on the outlook of many youth. In the current poll, fielded a week after the London terror plot was revealed, a quarter of all teens (25%) relate that the war on terrorism has made them less optimistic about their future, surpassing the levels in the months following the September 11 attacks (20% in November 2001 and 12% in July 2002). In addition, teens today are slightly more likely to think that terrorism will strike near them (49%) than they were following the 2001 attacks (42%)."