Iraq

Seth Ackerman sia at nyc.rr.com
Fri Nov 30 11:14:33 PST 2001


Doug Henwood wrote:


> <http://www.gallup.com/poll/indicators/indiraq2.asp>
>
> Would you favor or oppose sending American troops back to the Persian
> Gulf in order to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq?
>
> Favor Oppose No opinion
> 2001 Nov 26-27 74% 20 6
> 2001 Feb 19-21 52% 42 6
> 1993 Jun 29-30 70% 27 3
> 1992 Mar 30-Apr 5 55% 40 5
. I think the spike in 1993 is due to the news coverage of Saddam's alleged plot to assassinate Bush, which was big right around that time.

Are we to conclude that the horror of Sept. 11 has lifted pro-war sentiment no higher than a fleeting, now-largely forgotten propaganda spasm of the early 90's?

Seth



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