US Has Made Case AGainst Iraq (The President's Approval back up to 63%)

CBS News ^ | February 7, 2003 | unnamed

[DrDeb]

Poll: U.S. Has Made Case Against Iraq

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2003

(CBS) As Americans weigh the evidence presented Wednesday to the United Nations by Secretary of State Colin Powell, a new CBS News poll shows an increasing percentage believe the case has been made for military action, but most still prefer that the U.S. get U.N. approval before taking such action and would like to give the weapons inspectors more time to work.

Americans remain generally supportive of military action against Iraq – a feeling that hasn’t changed much since last fall. In this poll, 70% approve of the U.S. taking military action against Iraq.

[DrDeb]

SUMMARY OF RECENT POLLS
The President's Approval Ratings
**All ratings back above 60%: Is the press trumpeting this achievement? NOT!**

CBS News: (Rather must have choked!)
2/05-06/03 63% Approve 28% Disapprove
1/19-22/03 59% Approve 35% Disapprove

NBC News:
--02/05/03 61% Approve 31% Disapprove
1/19-21/03 54% Approve 40% Disapprove

Gallup/CNN/USAToday:
1/31-2/2/03 61% Approve 35% Disapprove
01/23-25/03 60% Approve 36% Disapprove

ABC News/WashingtonPost:
1/30-2/1/03 62% Approve 34% Disapprove
----1/27/03 59% Approve 37% Disapprove

[DrDeb]

Link to CBS websites http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/07/opinion/polls/main539763.shtml

http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/CBSNews_polls/iraq_back.pdf

[Radix]

THE RADIX


It was on a Sunday noon
The big game was starting soon

I was about to be watching
My home team do their botching

Then there came a knocking
Hardly heard cuz we was talking

Yes it was my greatest fear
Mr. Pollster he came here

He there came upon my door
Asked me who I’m voting for

Here we were watching the game
I knew him not nor his name

Tell me what you think of this
He came here to break my bliss

Tell me this and tell me that
I said I was a Democrat

I said who I was voting for
Of course it was for Mr. Gore

As I answered he asked more
All the time while at my door

The thing that made me really sore
I missed my team’s early score

As I stood there with my lying
Another score they was tying

As my friends were booing hardy
I said I loved the Democrat Party

Even though it took so long
I said to him everything wrong

I lied my ass of that I did
I felt just like a little kid

Here’s a word to the Pollster
Quote the Radix nevermore

[Paleo Conservative]

US Has Made Case AGainst Iraq (The President's Approval back up to 63%)

And not before he had too. President Bush is a shrewd tactician. It would have been stupid to have disclosed the top secret intelligence months prior to having our forces positioned to attack Iraq. That would have allowed opponents time to try to counter our goal of disarming Saddam with force (if needed). This way President Bush's opponents are caught off guard, and he can take the initiative against Iraq. Of course I have believed all along that Saddam would not voluntarily disarm, and have thought war was inevitable.

[Paleo Conservative]

And not before he had too. = And not before he had to.

[RJayneJ]

Thanks for the nomination! };^D)

[Doe Eyes]

So what is the freeper position on polls from:

CBS News, NBC News, Gallup/CNN/USAToday, and ABC News/WashingtonPost?

1) Always believe them.

2) Never believe them.

3) Believe them when they agree with your viewpoint.

[RobFromGa]

I go with option 4. Always believe that they are trying to get the worst possible results and put the worst possible spin on them.

63% is the lowest way they could spin the questions. It's really probably more like 80% if a normal person wrote the questions and conducted the poll.

[prognostigaator]

63 skidoo bump

[Bombard]

I don't really care!!!!

[txradioguy]

Dan Rather must be severely depressed over this news

[RoseofTexas]

You forgot to add to the list those WACKOS from Californica the HELLyweirdo group!! I bet they are popping some SERIES prozac as we type...BAWAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

The NY Times editorial staff must be almost suicidal.

[Marines981]

Let's Roll