Posted on 08/23/2006 8:27:56 AM PDT by presidio9
A majority of Americans no longer see a link between the war in Iraq and Washington's broader anti-terrorism efforts despite President George W. Bush's insistence the two are intertwined, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released on Tuesday.
Fifty-one percent of those surveyed said the war in Iraq was separate from the U.S. government's war on terrorism. The findings were a considerable shift from polls taken in 2002 and early 2003, when a majority considered the two to be linked, The New York Times said.
As recently as June, opinion was evenly split, with 41 percent on both sides of the divide. Now only 32 percent considered Iraq to be a major part of the fight against terrorism, the newspaper said.
According to the poll, 46 percent said the Bush administration had concentrated too heavily on Iraq and not enough on terrorists elsewhere. Fifty-three percent said going to war in the first place was a mistake, up from 48 percent in July, The New York Times said.
Bush's approval ratings remained unchanged at 36 percent. His popularity has been damaged by the unpopular war in Iraq, in which the U.S. military death toll is 2,610.
As recently as Monday, Bush defended the invasion of Iraq as crucial to preventing more domestic terror attacks.
"If you believe that the job of the federal government is to secure this country, it's really important for you to understand that success in Iraq is part of securing the country," Bush said during a news conference.
The unpopularity of the Iraq war has many Republicans nervous about the party's chances in the November midterm elections in which Democrats are seeking to retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.
The Times/CBS News poll of 1,206 adults was conducted Thursday through Monday and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
No it's never a good time, but if they are coming in for a while anyway they might as well bring some of that Carter malaise with them because there is a whole generation that has no experience of double-digit stagflation and the out of control ravings of the gun control freaks.
Reuters, AP and the MSM increasingly use polls as a means of making news rather than reporting on events. They use the polls like a drunk uses a lamp post--not so much for illumination but for support.
Jayna Davis is very persuasive, but apparently the state is not interested.
Nope, no connection at all. I can't believe the White House isn't trumpeting this information out to the public.
I can't predict the future, but think more 911s, gradeschools as targets, school buses, etc, similar to what we seen elsewhere in the world for decades. In other words, demrats winning means cut and run and bring terrorism back to our shores.
These polls are stupid, and I'll tell you why. These percentages are NOT saying that the majority of Americans have changed their opinion, what they show is that there is roughly 20% of Americans WITHOUT very strong opinions on things, that have changed their minds. THATS IT! Roughtly 20%. These same 20% are responsible for who gets into office. The mushy middle, the ignorant masses. Basically, modern politics is about tricking that 20% into voting for you and your party, THATS IT.
I advise all these Americans... to look who borders Iraq... and then say Iraq has no connection in the war against Islamic-fascism.
Oh, I thought this poll came from a legitimate news source not the DNC newsletter divisions.
This continues to confirm my belief that the dumbing down of America is in full swing.
Cliton was to blame, in a bigger way than the MSM or anybody else will ever admit, for the single most deadly attack on U.S. soil ever. He was diddling an intern while Rome burned, so to speak. He ignored or was just to damn stupid to fight what was facing us all. Killing an aspirin factory was so heroic. Wasting $10million to hit a camel in the butt.
Most Americans refuse to believe or buy the New York Times too.
New York Times Stock Falls to 52-Week Low (Lowest Level Since 1998)
Then you have not checked since November of 1992 when 43.01% became the "new" majority. Nor have you checked since January 2005 when 45% became the majority of the American people.
"We as Democrats may be in the minority in Congress, but we speak for the majority of Americans."
An Address by Senator Edward M. Kennedy at the National Press Club January 12, 2005
Suuuuuuure.
more fauxnews by fauxmedia
What good is a poll that shows a majority are ignorant of the salient facts of the issue, other than pointing out the failure or bias of the establishment media? To believe the central thesis of the poll is to show how little one cares for documented facts, and how much one yearns to rewrite history, ... and reality.
Come quick. Another moonbat is about to suck it.
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