Wrong.
From the article: "Saddam Hussein has been directly linked with the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks."
I read the original survey when it came out - the article misrepresents the question about Saddam and al Qaeda.
You really should do more than just read the article and accept what is being spoon-fed to you. After awhile, you end up reading the papers to see how they are spinning the news, not to get the news.
Based on several nationwide surveys it conducted with California-based Knowledge Networks since June, as well as the results of other polls, PIPA found that 48 percent of the public believe US troops found evidence of close pre-war links between Iraq and the al-Qaeda terrorist group; 22 percent thought troops found weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq; and 25 percent believed that world public opinion favored Washington's going to war with Iraq. All three are misperceptions.
Funny, I don't see 9-11 in there anywhere. But, then again, you're probably one of those people who believe that Bush claimed the threat from Saddam was imminent (a lie misconception that Bob Edwards of NPR has repeated on-air). So much for NPR's reputation as promulgated by this push poll masquerading as a neutral survey.