Posted on 06/24/2005 12:23:24 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Just over half of Americans, 53 percent, now say the war in Iraq was a mistake - the highest percentage to say that in AP-Ipsos polling since December 2003, when two-thirds said the war in Iraq was the right thing to do.
The poll taken earlier this week also found that almost six in 10 disapprove of the Bush administration's conduct of the war, but about the same number say they would prefer keeping troops until the situation is stable instead of immediately withdrawing them from Iraq. Some other findings:
-Who most favors the war: Suburban men, Republicans.
-Who is most opposed: Those 65 and older, people living in urban areas, unmarried women, those who make less than $25,000 a year, Catholics and Democrats.
-War's conduct: Almost six in 10, 56 percent, said they don't approve of the way the Bush administration has conducted the war in Iraq, with 41 percent approving. Four of five Republicans, 79 percent, approved, while more than four of five Democrats, 84 percent disapprove.
-No hasty retreat: Given the choice of keeping troops in until the situation has stabilized or bringing troops home immediately, six in 10 said they want troops to stay and help stabilize Iraq. The percentage of people who want troops to come home immediately has increased to 37 percent, up from 28 percent in November.
The findings on the Iraq war come from a poll of 1,000 adults conducted June 20-22 for The Associated Press by Ipsos, an international polling firm. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3 percentage points, larger for subgroups.
If you think that 25% of Sunnis in the Islamic world are going to go to Iraq and fight then you are total ignorant about the Middle East and Arabs in general. Yes many hate us, but due to their cowardly nature a very, very, very tiny minority is willing to fight or blow themselves up.</p> In other words the 25% of Sunnis in the Islamic world will not be able to get over 40 thousands terrorists to fight us in Iraq, and we have already killed and captured 70% of them.
More chest beating bravado and ignorance.
Only a very, very, tiny minority is willing to fight ? They are pouring in by the thousands from one end of the Muslim world to the other. Many are even coming from Europe.
Wishful thinking and boastful ignorance do not help.
As I've said elsewhere, the war is tipping. It can go over the edge of the jihadis launch a Tetlike offensive and show the world they are more than just a scattered bunch of killers
Gee walter cronkite, things slow up at Martha's Vineyard, or did the democrats get you out of retirement so you could relive your "glory" days of being a propaganda tool of thugs.
Sammy is hillary's #1 booster on FR.
You are committing the worst possible military sin. Substituting wishful thinking for a rational analysis of the enemy. That only leads to disaster.
Dane, back shilling for illegal aliens ?
Still shilling for the cheap labor illegal alien lobby ?
Dane, back shilling for illegal aliens ?
Actually the wishful thing is on your part sammy. Thinking that Iraq can become Vietnam part II, ain't going to happen, no matter how much you wish so.
oh yeah sammy nice try to dodge that you are shilling for hillary and olsmobile ted, but no cigar.
All polls do not agree with this one.
A few days back the IBD poll showed around 60% wanting to maintain troops in Iraq and 70% feeling the Iraqi invasion had made the world safer.
Unklike this one, IBD was one of the most accurate polls in 2004; they nailed the election result exactly as I recall.
"End of Major Hostilities". Smart quote? When did it happen?
They are annoyed that Rove was right on target with his critique that they are basically terrorist sympathizers, thus the irrational squawking.
"Who is most opposed: Those 65 and older"
The greatest generation.
I won't stoop to your level. I serve America while you serve Mexico.
Your defeatist attitude and making the enemy invincible is what lead to disaster. Fortunately our President and our military do not share your defeatist attitude and that is why we are winning this war against the terrorists in Iraq, we will stay the course and will annihilate terrorism in Iraq and all over the world.
Go and preach your defeatism somewhere else. This great forum is for people who are willing to fight till the ultimate victory.
Actually, IMO, you are serving your usual pro-hillary feces.
Yeah, unfortunately once you make the decision to go to war, you can't just bail out and take it back when it takes longer than 6 months and people actually start to die.
We went into this as a nation, we need to get thru it as a nation. The Democrats and liberals don't offer any alternatives, just hollow rhetoric that only serves to aid the enemy.
Jveritas, the American people have had enough. They are not going to lose 5 Americans a day forever. Now we can either face facts or there will be hell to pay in 2006.
And don't be taken in so easily by the pseudo-patriotism of someone who wants to make America part of Mexico.
LOL Dane... Good one.
"End of Major Hostilities". Smart quote? When did it happen?
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