Posted on 02/01/2003 10:19:42 PM PST by knak
Half the Nation Favors Military Action Without U.N. Backing
President Bush has reversed the downward drift in public support for war with Iraq despite widespread fears that the conflict would continue for many months and produce large numbers of U.S. casualties, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
After the president's State of the Union speech on Tuesday in which he laid out the case for a U.S.-led invasion, the survey found that 66 percent of Americans favor taking military action against Iraq, up from 57 percent two weeks ago and the most support for war since mid-September.
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There was no poll of the country. 54% of 855 people in the United States polled said...
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