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American Public Support for war on Iraq dropping very sharply national |
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 Friday August 30, 2002 21:06 by oswald defense lawyer
 51 percent - always a suspicious figure - of americans support war on Iraq - and ray - before you start - this link will be dead by tomorrow as it is a 'flash' XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX FRIDAY AUGUST 30, 2002 16:00:00 ET XXXXX CNNTIME POLL: SUPPORT DROPPING FOR SENDING U.S. TROOPS TO IRAQ Support has fallen for sending U.S. ground troops to Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein, according to a new TIME/CNN Poll. Only 51 percent of Americans are now in favor, from 70 percent in December, (Opposed are 40% now, v. 22% in December.) Most Americans (65%) agree with the Bush administration's argument that the U.S. would be morally justified in invading Iraq to remove Saddam from power (26% say it would be unjustified). But nearly half (49%) say that action would lead to a long and costly war before the U.S. could claim victory. One in seven (15%) believe the U.S. would eventually have to withdraw from Iraq without a victory. Large majorities say that military action in Iraq would lead to higher oil prices (88%), greater instability in the Middle East (74%), and an increased chance of terrorism in the U.S. (77%). The President needs to get Congressional authorization before taking action, most Americans (68%) believe (28% approve of using force without authorization). Half (53%) don't think Bush is moving too quickly to war with Iraq (40% believe he is). Support for war with Iraq is lowest among senior citizens, college graduates and low-income Americans. Liberals oppose military action in Iraq (although they supported it in December. Moderates are split, leaving only conservatives unquestionably in favor of sending troops to Iraq. Other results: * Bush Approval Rating Down: George Bush's approval rating of 65% is the lowest it has been since before last Sept. 11 (the "high" was 89% Oct. 12; it was 55% July 17-18, 2001 before jumping to 78% Sept. 13). * Economy: For the first time since 1995 a majority (52%) say the economy is in "poor" or "very poor" shape. A thin majority (52%) say Bush is doing a good job on the economy. * Colin Powell's "Favorable" Ratings Are the Highest: Powell is the most popular Administration figure (rated favorably by 78%), v. Bush (69%), Rumsfeld (51%) and Cheney (49%). * Rudy Giuliani Very Popular: New York's former Mayor (76%) is almost as popular as Powell. The TIME/CNN Poll was conducted Aug. 28-29 among 1,004 adults. Developing...
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Jump To Comment: 5 4 3 2 1The Drudge Report may not be archived, but CNN is (it took me less than a minute to find this poll on their site). The article clearly states that its based on a CNN poll, you should check the original source before declaring that a link is going to disappear.
Any time I spot a f**ked-up weasel out polling for warmongers, I simply plant a square-toed Brogue up the crack of his arse.
This they normally accept as a "don't know"-vote and fill out the filthy form themselves while having new liners installed in their gussets at the back-end mechanic's place.
Problem solved!
54% of American people don't vote. 48% think God created man 5,00 years ago. 57% think humans and dinasours shared the earth at some point. 64% can't find Iraq on a map.
And a whopping 90% will give you a different answer depending on what was on TV that morning and on how you phrase the questions.
SKY NEWS POLL.
WHO IS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO WORLD PEACE?
GEORGE BUSH 62%
SADDAM 38%
What percentage of the American population is evil to it's core - selfish, violent, arrogent, manipulative, ignorant? What deserves to happen to people like that?