More In U.S. Believe Iraq War Was Wrong

[struggle4progress]

More In U.S. Believe Iraq War Was Wrong

(Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) – Many Americans think their government made a mistake in ordering military action against the regime of Saddam Hussein, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 51 per cent of respondents believe going to war in Iraq was the "wrong" thing to do. <snip>
Do you think going to war with Iraq was the right thing for the United States to do or the wrong thing?

Mar. 2005 Dec. 2004 Jul. 2004

Right 42% 42% 50%
Wrong 51% 52% 44%

Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,534 registered American voters, conducted from Mar. 2 to Mar. 7, 2005. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.

Bush Approval Drops In United States
(Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) – George W. Bush lost some public backing in the U.S. over the past few weeks, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 45 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance, a three per cent drop since January. <snip>

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

Mar. 2005 Jan. 2005 Dec. 2004

Approve 45% 48% 47%
Disapprove 48% 45% 48%

In general how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

Mar. 2005 Feb. 2005

Very satisfied 8% 10%
Somewhat satisfied 37% 37%
Somewhat dissatisfied 28% 25%
Very dissatisfied 26% 27%

Americans Praise Troops, Not Pentagon

Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) – Many adults in the United States keep favourable views on the country’s soldiers, according to a poll by Knowledge Networks released by the Program on International Policy Attitudes. 76 per cent of respondents feel positively about the U.S. armed forces. <snip>

How do you feel about the U.S. armed forces on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being very negative and 10 being very positive?

Positive (7-10) 76
Neutral (5-6) 12%
Negative (1-4) 8%
No answer 3%

How do you feel about the Pentagon on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being very negative and 10 being very positive?

Positive (7-10) 31%
Neutral (5-6) 37%
Negative (1-4) 28%
No answer 5%

Source: Knowledge Networks / Program on International Policy Attitudes
Methodology: Online interviews to 1,182 American adults, conducted from Feb. 18 to Feb. 25, 2005. Margin of error is 2.9 per cent.

[MichiganVote]

1. Yeah well I don't hear too many of them admitting they were lied to

[AuntiBush]

8. Really! Couldn't agree MORE!

I can't here them either. Oh, they're too busy staring into their FOX NEWS BRAINWASHER MACHINE!

[Nikepallas]

2. Well, I can see BUSHCO using fear to get the approval ratings up this week

[still_one]

3. LOL

In Dec 2004 according to that poll they also thought the administration was doing a terrible job in Iraq, and yet the morans in this country still elected him?

What does that say?

[struggle4progress]

4. Maybe it says we shouldn't trust black box voting machines. eom

[Skittles]

6. it says they stole the election eom

[Erika]

10. Agreed

and the exit polls showing Kerry the winner were right!

[AuntiBush]

7. That HALF OF US are OFF OUR ROCKERS!

What else can one say or think! Shew, it's like they came up out of the ground over night, literally!

[leesa]

14. Not half of us. Isn't it over 70million eligible voters who did not vote?

The Whacko base is fairly consistent at 28-32%

[NNN0LHI]

5. They knew two years ago it was wrong

They are only starting to admit it now.

Don

[Erika]

9. Great article on under reporting of innocent Iraqi deaths

We now have 1,514 of our troops dead. See the article and the stats at www.icasualties.org

[bilgewaterbill]

11. BFD!

They're already in. They don't care what anyone thinks.

[Erika]

12. W's ego demands a positive legacy

And so far it's all on the minus side and going down fast.

[no_to_war_economy]

13. just wait until the Shiites tell us to get the fark out of Iraq

wonder what *'s legacy will look like after the Iran Iraq Greater Alliance Council is formed

[Mari333]

15. Oh, "now" it hits home for people???

I guess it took a few lost jobs and a few thousand kids dying before some people even gave a shit..
I wondered how far this would have to go before the public started waking up..it took kids coming home in body bags to small towns before Vietnam was considered a lost war..
I have nothing but contempt for anyone who bought into this war, nothing but contempt.