As deaths in Iraq rise, trust in president falls.

• Position: Military Operations - Brief Article

Support for the Bush Administration is waning as the death count rises in Iraq, but the American public is continuing to back the troops, argues Robert Pritchard, a public relations professor at Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., and a former military public affairs officer.

"As to the current events in Iraq, I don't think the trust in the military will erode should this insurgency continue. Trust in the Administration and its policies [is] likely to erode, but I think it's generally understood that military leadership doesn't make policy, only implements it. As we've seen throughout our...