Poll: Support for Iraq War Still Strong

foxnews ^ | February 21, 2003

[Indy Pendance]

WASHINGTON

[WOSG]

was at 66 percent, but that tends to drop in polls when people are asked about attacking without allied backing. Polls show a majority approves of military action as long as this country has the support of major allies.

We have the support of most European allies. 16 out of 19 NATO country allies, Japan, Australia, and a host of other nations - we know the drill ... To imply otherwise is POLLAGANDA.

[fivetoes]

A MUST READ to debate the question where were the anti-war activists in 1998.
TEXT OF THE PRESIDENT'S BRIEFING ON IRAQI AIRSTRIKES.

[goodnesswins]

OK....ONE MORE TIME.....

WHO has joined the ALLIES FOR LIBERTY & FREEDOM?

THESE ARE the 29 ALLIES for IRAQI people’s (women & children included) FREEDOM

U.S., Britian, Australia, Spain, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Italy, Portugal, Armenia, Lithuania

Slovakia, Denmark, Czech Republic, Quatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Albania, Kuwait, Israel, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Macedonia, Croatia, Azerbaijan, Georgia Republic, Marshall Islands and Japan

FREE the IRAQI people!!!

	What OTHER countries want the IRAQI citizens FREEDOM?
		ARMENIA
	AZERBAIJAN	GEORGIA Republic
MARSHALL ISLANDS
goodnesswins, with technical assistance from abner

[Once-Ler]

"POLLAGANDA"

LOL. I'm adding it to my lexicon.

[GiveEmDubya]

No, no wait! But the peaceniks say we're going it ALONE! This can't be!

It's good to see we have so many nations backing us up.

[SamAdams76]

I think this anti-war sentiment is a product of the extreme-left and the mass media. I'm hard pressed to find people against the war in Iraq and I live in Massachusetts - where only 99.97% of the population are cold-hearted conservatives.

[livius]

There was a very good article in the Wall Street Journal today about Spain (and another one about Britain) and the personal risks that Aznar and Blair are taking for doing the right thing. I hope we give big support to these guys.

Actually, Gov. Bush of Florida is in Spain right now talking about trade agreements, and I'm sure the British are going to be appropriately rewarded, too. (Naturally, in the case of both Britain and Spain, the "intellectuals" hate us, but who cares about a bunch of movie actors and burned-out college professors, anyway?)

[concerned about politics]

I'll bet this has taught this president and every other future Republican president to NEVER listen to what the left has to say. They will strike at our heals, but we will eventually crush their heads.

[Nick Danger]

We have the support of most European allies... To imply otherwise is POLLAGANDA.

I don't think it's "pollaganda" so much as it is an illustration of the limitations of using public perceptions to determine policy. The poll tells us that "58 percent say this country does not currently have enough international support." But who are these people, and what do they know? If we went to their houses and gave them a quiz, could they name five countries that support the U.S., or are these yahoos who heard Dan Rather tell them that "Bush is going alone" and honestly think that is the case?

It makes a difference. To hear some of these demagogues tell it, foreign policy should be determined by every change in the weather pattern exhibited by people who make very little effort to know what they're talking about.

Pew is a leftist stooge outfit anyway. It pisses me off that they would even report a finding like that. They know damned well that half the people who answered that question don't have a clue which countries support the U.S., and which don't.

[PsyOp]

You folks might be interested in this thread.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/848341/posts

[PsyOp]

It's ironic that most of the nations that are with us are those most recently free from communist totalitarianism, while those that are against us are trying to re-invent communism.

[CyberCowboy777]

Click on the Peace Sign!

[goodnesswins]

That's a good question....let's start a list of countries of the world and how much aid they get from the good ole' US.....just tell me the countries and Numbers and I'll make the list.... (It'll be long)

[Paulie]

"Nearly six in 10 Americans, 57 percent, say the United States should get a second U.N. resolution before attacking Iraq,.."

Right. Isn't that about the same percentage that thinks that foreign policy doesn't matter when choosing a president? Chances are good those 6 in 10 have no basis for forming an opinion either way.

[RJayneJ]

Don't confuse everyone with the facts. The Dems and elite media say we are going in unilaterally don't you know?

[cake_crumb]

"The number of people who are basically backing support hasn't changed," Kohut said, "but concerns about the big qualification of international support have."

Since we already HAVE international support, and France and Germany are the only two holdouts (Russia wants more oil, and China just wants to be a pain) I'd say the media propaganda must be working.

[cake_crumb]

You go right ahead and post your flag bomb as often as you want! It's surprising how few FReepers even know the extent of the coalition of the willing.