Poll Suggests Public Caution on Iraq

The Associated Press ^ | Jan 21, 2003 | unknown

[optimistically_conservative]

A majority of Americans, 54 percent, say they fear the Bush administration will move too quickly to take military action against Iraq, according to a poll taken at a time administration officials are giving strong signals that war will be necessary to disarm Iraq.

Nearly four in 10, 39 percent, said they are concerned the Bush administration will not move quickly enough, the poll by ABC News and The Washington Post found. Half said they are willing to give United Nations weapons inspectors at least a few more months to do their work.

Overall support for military action against Iraq has slipped from 62 percent in December to 57 percent now. Partisan differences sharply affect the amount of support for military action. Eight in 10 Republicans, 78 percent, support the action, while only four in 10 Democrats support it. Just over half of independents, 55 percent, support military action.

Four in five want the Bush administration to pursue a diplomatic solution in the confrontation with North Korea over nuclear weapons.

The ABC-Post poll of 1,113 adults was taken Jan. 16-20 and has an error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

[optimistically_conservative]

Many Americans Wary of War With Iraq, Just as in 1991

Americans' sentiments about going to war against Iraq are quite similar to the views of the public just before the start of the Persian Gulf War, in early January 1991. Today, as was true then, just about half of Americans say the situation in Iraq is worth going to war over. At the same time, almost 8 out of 10 Americans believe the United States would win such a war, again quite similar to feelings that prevailed in early 1991.

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[Wild Irish Rogue]

President Bush may have to give a Terrorism 101 seminar to the American people. If the average American watches ABCCBSNBC,they have been led to believe that because Saddam was not piloting one of the 9/11 planes,he should be exempt. Bush is going to have to be graphic and specific, at some point-apparently 9/11 was not enough of a primer for many people.

[weikel]

Turn the army in the other direction and go for Saudi Arabia then :).

[Linwood]

Good grief. Get on with it already.

[WOSG]

POLLAGANDA

[AF68]

POLLAGANDA. I like it.

President Bush doesn't like reruns of bad movies and he surely doesn't pay attention to polls like the Sinkmeister did. Clinton did what was expedient; President Bush will do what is right and honorable.

[Right_in_Virginia]

"POLLAGANDA"

"Pollaganda"...Yes!

TERRIFIC word! I will use it often. Thanks!