Americans are war-happy. That's the conclusion Kevin Drum draws from polls that suggest the bombing campaigns in Syria and Iraq are popular, and that a large minority would support a ground attack.

It's as if we've learned nothing from the past decade. Our politicians are in love with war. The public is in love with war. And the press is really in love with war. It just never ends.

Greg Sargent has thrown some cold water on Drum's numbers.