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Support for a War With Iraq Grows After Bush's Speech
washington post ^ | 2/2/03

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gulfwarii; hussein; iraq; presidentbush; saddam; saddamhussein; sotuspeech; stateoftheunion

1 posted on 02/01/2003 10:19:42 PM PST by knak
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To: knak
It is funny how things happen when you bypass the left-wing media.
2 posted on 02/01/2003 10:23:21 PM PST by Brimack34
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To: Brimack34
Wait, we haven`t heard the best parts yet.
3 posted on 02/01/2003 10:30:50 PM PST by bybybill (It`s just for the fish and then the children)
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To: Brimack34
Now it's time for Hollygood to start flapping thier enhanced lips. They are so leftist it sickens me.
4 posted on 02/01/2003 10:34:44 PM PST by noutopia
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To: knak
Fifty-four percent of the country said...

There was no poll of the country. 54% of 855 people in the United States polled said...

5 posted on 02/02/2003 1:38:39 AM PST by snodog
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