12.22.2004
Polls Show Majority of Americans Think Iraq War Mistake (XinhuaNet.com)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- A solid majority of Americans believe, for the first time, that the war in Iraq was a mistake and most people believe Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld should lose his job, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll published Tuesday.
While a slight majority believe the Iraq war contributed to thelong-term security of the United States, 70 percent of Americans think these gains have come at an "unacceptable" cost in military casualties, the poll shows.
This led 56 percent to conclude that, given the cost, the conflict in Iraq was "not worth fighting, " an eight-point increase from this summer, and the first time a decisive majority of people have reached this conclusion.
The poll was published hours before 22 people were killed and 51 wounded in a blast near a joint US-Iraqi military base near thenorthern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday.
The poll shows that 53 percent of Americans disapproved the work performance of Rumsfeld and 52 percent said he should not stay on during Bush's second-term.
(More ... Xinhua - English) ¶ 07:51
While a slight majority believe the Iraq war contributed to thelong-term security of the United States, 70 percent of Americans think these gains have come at an "unacceptable" cost in military casualties, the poll shows.
This led 56 percent to conclude that, given the cost, the conflict in Iraq was "not worth fighting, " an eight-point increase from this summer, and the first time a decisive majority of people have reached this conclusion.
The poll was published hours before 22 people were killed and 51 wounded in a blast near a joint US-Iraqi military base near thenorthern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday.
The poll shows that 53 percent of Americans disapproved the work performance of Rumsfeld and 52 percent said he should not stay on during Bush's second-term.
(More ... Xinhua - English) ¶ 07:51
