51% STILL BELIEVE SADDAM HAD WMD - HARRIS POLL

New York Post ^ | 4/22/04 | ALY SUJO

[kattracks]

April 22, 2004 -- Most Americans continue to believe Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction when the war began, a new poll yesterday showed. The Harris Poll found that 51 percent believe Iraq had WMD, compared with 38 who don't believe the White House claim, a leading rationale for the U.S. invasion. The numbers have barely changed since February, when the last poll was conducted, despite the fact that weapons of mass destruction have yet to be uncovered.

[GeronL]

People trust Bush, Powell, Condi and Rummy.

[Bronzewound]

Anybody else here want to eliminate the word quagmire from the English language altogether? Just curious.

[mc6809e]

Well, they're right. He did have them. Maybe not recently, but he did have them.

And you can bet your a** he'd keep trying to get more if had been left in power.

[Jet Jaguar]

He used them against Iran. He used them against his own citizens(the Kurds). He used illegal weapons(as per the Gulf war treaty) on Kuwait and our forces. He fired continually on coalition aircraft. He bragged about having WMD and would use them. He attacked Iran, Saudi Arabia, Isreal, Bahrain, Kuwait, his own citizens, U.S Forces and coalition forces during the last twelve years. Another Hitler wannabe stopped.

[F14 Pilot]

Well, they have to look for WMDs more but I am sure they are hidden somewhere under the sands. Well, jets are not WMD but it proves that we have to look as more as possible :

A U.S. military search team discovers a Cold War-era MiG-25R Foxbat B, the fastest combat aircraft today, buried beneath the sands in Iraq. Several MiG-25s and Su-25 ground attack jets have been found buried at al-Taqqadum air field west of Baghdad. (all photographs: USAF)

A U.S. military search team examines a Cold War-era MiG-25R Foxbat B, the fastest combat aircraft today, that lay buried beneath the sands in Iraq. Several MiG-25s and Su-25 ground attack jets have been found buried at al-Taqqadum air field west of Baghdad.

[texasflower]

Anybody else here want to eliminate the word quagmire from the English language altogether?

I do. I am sick and tired of hearing it fifteen times a day and it's just not one.

[pubmom]

Reasonable people trust Bush, Powell, Condi and Rummy. You'd be utterly amazed at the number of people I've heard say that Bush and the rest are all liars, and now they've been caught.(all arguments lead to WMD) They characterize the entire administration as stupid, including Condi. They get their info from the nightly news, of course.

These are the same folks that are spouting that Iraq was a mistake, and we should bring everyone home now. I'm discouraged to find these wrong-headed Americans,(mostly older people) and I seem to find them every day. I don't understand how anyone could miss what is at stake with this war. Whether they choose to believe it or not, September 11th changed everything.

It's frightening to think about what would have happened if these same people were in charge at the time of Hitler's 'World Tour.'

Pray for this upcoming election.

[thedugal]

It's frightening to think about what would have happened if these same people were in charge at the time of Hitler's 'World Tour.'

Actually they were, or at least their ilk were. That's why Hitler was able to do as much damage as he did.

[Bonesaw]

"Well, they're right. He did have them. Maybe not recently, but he did have them.

And you can bet your a** he'd keep trying to get more if had been left in power."

YEAH, and u can bet ur a** he had em when he was allied with american before kuwait, and you can bet ur a** his worst atrocities were committed when he was an ally with america, and YOU CAN BET UR A** he was a waste of time i mean he did deserve to die but there are other REAL terrorists that we couldve been hunting down

I still have to say thanks to all the military servicemen who are serving right now in Iraq

[chainsaw]

I, not only believe Saddam had WMD but also believe they are still in Iraq. Probably in some sand dune 50-100 feet under ground.

[Bonesaw]

OH and to the guy who says there was some point to this war, THERE ISNT, i mean u think im wrong headed? Sept 11 had nothing to do with Iraq its kinda of a dissrespect to say that Sept 11 had, im some way justified a war in Iraq, why? tell me exactly how the security scare that was caused by Sept 11 justifies a war in Iraq which is KILLING WAY MORE PEOPLE that Saddam ever did, which, by the way the worst atrocities were committed during the time when he was allied with US... tell me now... which wouldve been better, an army in Afghanistan and the areas around it hunting down Osama and the rest of them or wasting billions of dollars causing a 500 billion dollar deficit costing 23 million jobs on a war in Iraq?

[Elkiejg]

They get their info from the nightly news, of course.

My otherwise intelligent neighbor mentioned that he watches Kutie Katie because he thinks she's "cute".....I asked him if he thought she also had a brain!!!!

[bondjamesbond]

I believe Iraq had WMD.

I do not believe that the White House used the actual possession of WMD as a major rationale for the war.

I believe evidence of WMD has been uncovered.

I believe I have seen this evidence on the front page of the New York Times.

I believe the government tried to be accurate about WMD.

I believe the government was accurate about WMD.

I believe that evidence showing Iraq's support for al Qaeda has been found.

I believe I have seen this evidence on the front page of the New York Times.

I am not concerned about Iraq becoming another "Vietnam".

Vietnam was not a "Vietnam". We did that to ourselves.

I believe the US is very likely to be in Iraq for a long time, but I have no problem with this.

I believe that if we pulled most of our troops out within a year we would invite another bloodbath like Cambodia, only with nukes this time.

[bondjamesbond]

YEAH, and u can bet ur a** he had em when he was allied with american before kuwait, and you can bet ur a** his worst atrocities were committed when he was an ally with america, and YOU CAN BET UR A** he was a waste of time i mean he did deserve to die but there are other REAL terrorists that we couldve been hunting down...

If Saddam was such a good buddy of the US before Kuwait, why did he invade Kuwait with all of those Soviet tanks, trucks, and guns?

Our guys were facing AK's in Desert Storm, not M-16's.

For the last thirty years, almost all of Saddams weapons have been supplied by the Soviets/Russians or the (ahem) French.

Usually when we have an ally, we sell them weapons. The Soviets were not in the business of selling weapons to our allies.

[Common Tator]

YEAH, and u can bet ur a** he had em when he was allied with american before kuwait, and you can bet ur a** his worst atrocities were committed when he was an ally with america, and YOU CAN BET UR A** he was a waste of time i mean he did deserve to die but there are other REAL terrorists that we couldve been hunting down

Have you always been stupid or did you have to take lessons?

Ronald Reagan noted that we had two major enemies in the middle east. They were Iran and Iraq. Iran had taken our hostages and was home to lots of militant muslims. So was Iraq under Saddam.

Then guess what.. Saddam decided to atttack Iran. Reagan saw that as a great opportunity. If IRan and Iraq were at war, they would not have time to attack us.. So Reagan conceived the brilliant Idea of helping which ever of our two enemies was loosing at the moment.

His idea was if Saddam was getting his butt kicked by Iran we would help Saddam and If Saddam was really kicking Iranian butt we would help the Iranians.

When the Democrats caught on to what Reagan was doing they used their control of congress and the Iran Contra thing to bring that policy to a complete halt.

Had we continued Reagans policy both Iran and Iraq would have been so beat up that neither the religious zealots in Iran or Saddam would have survived. It would not have cost a tenth of 87 billion dollars to be rid of both regimes.

Reagan saw it comming nearly 20 years before it happened. Had not the media and the Democats stopped him, todays problems would not exist.

[bondjamesbond]

...a war in Iraq which is KILLING WAY MORE PEOPLE that Saddam ever did, which, by the way the worst atrocities were committed during the time when he was allied with US.

Aside from the grainy photograph of Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam, what evidence do you have that we were ever allies with Saddam?

I could show you a picture of Madeliene Albright doing the Macarena with Kim Jong Il, but that does not mean we were allies with North Korea in the 90's.

Look at the evidence for yourself. Google up "Highway of Death" (one of my favorite searches). Look at all that Soviet hardware, blasted to smithereens. Not an American made tank or truck or bus to be seen. Look at the force dispositions before Desert Storm. All Soviet equipment, with some French high-tech stuff thrown in.

I think we sold them two civilian variant helicopters in ten years. That does not make them our ally.

[bondjamesbond]

Oh, and it was Iran/Contra, not Iraq/Contra. We were actively supplying Iraq's mortal enemy. Not something you do to your ally.

[LanaTurnerOverdrive]

I do not believe that the White House used the actual possession of WMD as a major rationale for the war.

I believe that you discredit yourself COMPLETELY by stating this.

Also, John Negroponte called....he still says there were no death squads in Honduras.

[ez]

tell me exactly how the security scare that was caused by Sept 11 justifies a war in Iraq which is KILLING WAY MORE PEOPLE that Saddam ever did,

Your facts are simply wrong...