It was only after the Ohio State confrontation with students that the Administration heard arguments against bombing and difficult questions about it, questions rarely put forth by the Washington Press Corps. For example, the recent 213-213 vote against approval for the bombing showed exactly the splits between the Beltway and the Nation. The two Republican congressmen who represent the Washington area, Tom Davis and Frank Wolf voted in favor of bombing. The two downstate Republicans voted against it. The Republican establishment voted for it, freshmen, sophomore and other newer Representatives voted against it.
War benefits big government.
It's the media in a feeding frenzy about bombing against those who mainly don't know much about the Iraqi situation and don't think of longer term consequences. The media never has to worry about long term consequences. TV is ideal for misery and war, just like local news programs stress murder, rape, and fire. War is good for the news business. The MIC donate to many Washington think tanks and thrive on the generation of conflict.