Presidential Debate

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So what has finally been the impact of the debates?

I just read in a (rightwing) dutch newspaper that according to a research by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) under people that vote vor Bush 72 % still believes that Saddam had WMDs just before the war started. 57 % thinks that the conclusion of Charles Duelfers report said that Iraq had WMDs.
About the Sadaam- al qaida connection they think a majority thinks the same thing .
Now this Duelfer works for the government, he is no michael moore, and we can expect that the things he said are true (and I'm not saying that Moore is lying, just that Duelfer is not biassed on this one) . How come so little americans don't know this? I mean you can have 351 debates but if the voters don't know these things a debate will not change peoples minds.

Another (terrible) thing: according to the UN inspectors (who are almost not allowed in Iraq anymore) since the US took control apparently large quantities of nuclear material (from energy instalations) got missing. I mean let's hope that the US confiscated this material and shipped it to america to use it itsself (than it would just be simple theft). The other thing that might have happened is that it got stolen by some extremists..... ....I'm so happy GW protects the free world :(