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NEWSWEEK Poll: Wait for War ( W approval rating: 55% ) Msnbc vianewsweek ^ | 01/24/2003 | Jennifer Barrett
Posted on 01/25/2003 4:25 PM EST by KQQL
Most Americans favor giving inspectors more time in Iraq
Jan. 25 — With the United Nations’ weapons inspectors’ first major report due on Monday, Americans are increasingly reluctant to take military action against Iraq, according to a new NEWSWEEK poll. About four out of five polled (81 percent) want the United States to join its major allies and get full U.N. support before possibly attacking Iraq, and a majority approve of giving U.N. weapons inspectors more time to search for banned weapons.
Just days before his Jan. 28 State of the Union address, Bush’s overall approval rating, while still fairly strong at 55 percent, continues to decline........