Americans skeptical on use of force: poll

[sabra]

http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20061207-113218-3270r

Americans skeptical on use of force: poll

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Almost two thirds of Americans believe the Bush administration has undermined national security by relying on force too much, a new U.S. poll says.

Some 63 percent of Americans now "believe that countries around the world have grown more afraid that the United States will use force against them and the same number thinks this is bad for U.S. security," WorldOpinionPolls.com said in a statement accompanying the release of its new poll on U.S. attitudes Thursday.

Four out of five Americans, or 80 percent, now believe that of their country has boosted "the likelihood that countries will try to acquire weapons of mass destruction," according to the results of the poll.

WorldOpinionPolls.com said that the poll "included interviews with a nationwide sample of 1,326 Americans conducted Nov. 21-29. It was developed in conjunction with the conference, 'Leveraging U.S. Strength in an Uncertain World," to be held by the Stanley Foundation" Dec. 7 in Washington. "The poll was designed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland and fielded by Knowledge Networks," WorldOpiniopPolls.com said.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Woe muricans are waking up

so it seems

[Tempest]

2. 3.5 years, 3,000 dead, 25,000+ wounded and $500+ billion too late

Personally, I don't believe this is a case of "better late than never".

[superconnected]

3. YA MEAN WE'RE NOT SAFER WITH BUSH??

WTF!

I thot he waz pertectin us!

That's wat he sed!

I wont my trilon dallars back for that theer war.

I'm glad hees not spenden our dallars on edukation or social spenden but still, whot he spent it on oughter perteck us.

Whot about them iraquies? Theer gonna com over an blow us up. They gaht nukes! I KNO! Cause Bush sed they did and they aint been found yet.

We gotter stop them.

[xchrom]

4. lol -- who could improve on that?

[AX10]

5. LANDSLIDE! Americans have finally woken up from their long sleep.

[many a good man]

6. Poppy thought he ended the "Vietnam Syndrome" in '91

and Junior brought it back.