From The TimesMarch 25, 2008

'Economy takes place of war in election fight'
sad but true?

'Politicians, press and public, however, all appear to have grown weary of - even jaded with - discussing the war'

'Last week's fifth anniversary of the war was marked with a collective yawn by many parts of the media, while a series of Hollywood films about Iraq have disappeared without trace at the box office.

According to a survey last month by the Pew Research Centre, only 28 per cent of Americans can identify the number of US military fatalities in Iraq. A year ago 55 per cent were tracking the figure correctly.'