NY Times: Poll 'Reminiscent of Vietnam'

Newsmax.com | Saturday, March 22, 2003 | NewsMax Wires

[JimRed]

The New York Times reported Friday that a nationwide poll conducted Thursday evening found that more than two-thirds of Americans support President Bush’s handling of the Iraq crisis. The Times said “support for President Bush's policy in Iraq has surged” – jumping more than 10 points from a week ago to 70 percent support today.

But the paper noted strong partisan divisions in the nation and claimed the situation is “reminiscent of the partisan divide that marked the later years of the Vietnam War.”

“While 93 percent of Republicans said they approved of Mr. Bush's handling of Iraq, just 50 percent of Democrats did. By contrast, President George Bush enjoyed overwhelming support, from Democrats and Republicans alike, for his Iraq policy at an equivalent point in the 1991 conflict: 94 percent of Republicans and 81 percent of Democrats said they supported that war, in which an allied coalition drove Iraq out of Kuwait after Saddam Hussein's forces invaded that country.”

Also, President Bush has not received the approval ratings his father received during the Gulf War, the paper claimed.

President Bush’s current job performance rating is 67 percent, while his father enjoyed a rating of 86 percent at similar point in the Gulf War.

[JimRed]

50% of Democrats? That's great; maybe there is still hope...

[Leroy S. Mort]

'91 was pre-Klinton. There were actually a majority of Dems who cared more about country than party then.

[Az Joe]

Good. That means the Rats are split right down the middle.

It is going to be fun watching them put up a "war" candidate and a "peace" candidate. They will tear themselves apart like in '68 or '72.

[gridlock]

Really. Division in the Democratic Party reminiscent of the later years of the Vietnam War? Tell me when we get to the bad part!

[leprechaun9]

The poll shows that 50% of the Democraps hate the UNITED STATES. For those who doubt this, I invite you to watch C-SPAM and listen to LePetite Tommy Dass Hole or Osamette Murray, et al.

[JimRed]

Good. That means the Rats are split right down the middle.

It is going to be fun watching them put up a "war" candidate and a "peace" candidate. They will tear themselves apart like in '68 or '72.

From your mouth to God's ears!

[RightWhale]

The similarity to the Vietnam protests is that it's many of the same people. They're still there, willing to throw open the gates to the commies. Remember Pol Pot, Cambodia. That's what their victory brought.