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A Crisis of Confidence

By Ross Douthat

Mar 16 2009, 12:07 PM ET Comment

These are ugly, ugly numbers no matter how you slice them. But those who slice with outlandish coup scenarios in the back of their minds will note the American military now earns a "great deal" of trust from a larger swathe of the American public than the White House, Congress, the media, and organized religion combined.


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