You ask, Steve, "Perhaps they're the new "Silent Majority"? Indeed they are, and will remain one until after the fact of winning, at which time they will again mostly be silent about their previous silence or anti-war words.

Mark Twain: "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a brave and scarce man, hated and scorned. When the cause succeeds, however, the timid join him...for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."