Do the Math

"Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, ... said that global support for President Bush's position that Iraq must comply with U.N. resolutions is stronger than it seems."

This statement made the support seem stronger.

Given that support is stronger than it seems, support grew stronger still.

So support that's stronger than it seems is stronger than the same support, if it were as strong as it seemed. QED

Support for ousting George W. Bush is stronger than it seems ...