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Thread ID: 13458 | Posts: 7 | Started: 2004-04-30
2004-04-30 04:01 | User Profile
American Public Support for Iraq War Falls, NYT Says
[QUOTE]American Public Support for Iraq War Falls, NYT Says
By Edvard Pettersson
April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Public support for the war in Iraq is falling and Americans are becoming more critical of President George W. Bush's handling of the conflict, the New York Times reported, citing a New York Times/CBS News Poll.
Forty-seven percent of the people surveyed said the U.S. had done the right thing in invading Iraq, down from 58 percent a month ago and 63 percent in December, just after American troops captured Saddam Hussein, the newspaper reported on its Web site.
Forty-six percent said the U.S. should have stayed out of Iraq, compared with 37 percent last month and 31 percent in December.
Bush's approval rating for his handling of Iraq fell to 41 percent, from 49 percent last month and 59 percent in December, the newspaper said. His overall approval rating was 46 percent, the lowest level of his presidency in the Times/CBS News Poll, the newspaper reported.
The poll of 1,042 people was conducted from Friday to Tuesday and has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points, the Times said.
(NYT 4-29 online)
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Last Updated: April 29, 2004 07:24 EDT
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2004-04-30 19:39 | User Profile
Faust,
Excellent point. I made the same point yesterday. Give it a year and see where the support is. Id add one other thing:
Support is dropping furiously despite the fact that the US Media has blotted out the worst atrocities of this war, the worst of the bloodshed and given American viewers the most censored, easily digestible view of the war possible. And if support is still dropping, that tells us of the limits of media control for the Zionists.
2004-04-30 21:40 | User Profile
Also, there are some clear signs that Bush and GOP are becoming desperate. They pick at the dumbest stuff on Kerry, like his plastic surgery. For the incumbent to be that relentless, this early in the campaign is a bad sign for the GOP. They know how the challenger closes in as the election approaches. For Bush to be in a dead tie is real bad. And, Bush has nothing but the Iraq debacle and going negative on Kerry...because has done nothing of what he said he would do, all talk. A majority in Congress and the White House...and the GOP is nothing but excuses.
2004-04-30 21:50 | User Profile
[QUOTE=All Old Right]Also, there are some clear signs that Bush and GOP are becoming deperate. They pick at the dumbest stuff on Kerry, like his plastic surgery. For the incumbent to be that relentless, this early in the campaign is a bad sign for the GOP. They know how the challenger closes in as the election approaches. For Bush to be in a dead tie is real bad. And, Bush has nothing but the Iraq debacle and going negative on Kerry...because has done nothing of what he said he would do, all talk.[/QUOTE] Bush has done more damage than any American President in recent memory (and that boggles the mind). Iraq is only one of a series of disasters. Here is the big one:
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2004-04-30 21:54 | User Profile
It's amazing what one sees with the scales off his eyes. Shepard Smith looks like a homosexual, and the rest of the Fox anchors are about as dumb-looking as one can get. John Gibson acts like he knows enough to write a book. At least one person remembers that most of the Fox crew is MSNBC rejects.
2004-05-01 02:07 | User Profile
I am glad to see that support for this immoral war is dropping. I hope it's because people are waking up, but I'm afraid it's just because they're getting bored.
2004-05-01 05:06 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Quantrill]I am glad to see that support for this immoral war is dropping. I hope it's because people are waking up, but I'm afraid it's just because they're getting bored.[/QUOTE]
I'm also gratified that the Chimp is sinking fast, but the way these approval ratings fluctuate depending on the latest events point to the fact that most people simply have no firm opinions on any issue: "Da war? Uh, I was for it when we captured Saddam 'n' stuff - I mean, he's a bad dude, ya know? Plus, it was real funny, seein' him with that nasty beard on Fox. But now a lotta our guys is gettin' killed, which ain't s'posed to happen, so I'm against it. Ask me again next week."