In early 2003, Iraq War fever was sweeping the nation. Saddam Hussein’s intransigence in preventing inspections of forbidden weapons sites had driven a bipartisan group of 296 House members and 77 senators to vote for war.

And those lawmakers were very much in touch with their constituents’ wishes. Depending on the poll cited, between 60 and 70 percent of Americans backed an invasion.

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