Various Polls on Iraq

Kevin Robert Dean qualiall at union.org.za
Tue Oct 1 13:37:20 PDT 2002


Just a random sampling of polls from the US and abroad regarding war with Iraq:

"Support for attack on Iraq dwindles in Iowa" http://tinyurl.com/1qgx

"33% of Californians oppose war in Iraq" http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/4619795p-5637974c.html

"Approval both for President Bush and Republicans in Congress jumped more than 5 points since August, according to a Harris poll last week" http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1001/p02s02-uspo.html

"Public opinion polls show around 60 percent of Americans support a war against Iraq, but the number falls to below 50 percent when subsidiary questions are asked" http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1519905

"Zogby Poll (USA): 51 percent of respondents were in support (of war with Iraq) and 39 percent said they were opposed." http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2002/09/30/daily22.html

A random samping in a "People Poll" (with specific opinions from folks) http://students.alliant.edu/envoy/1403/0204.htm

"On Iraq, 63 percent support using military force against Iraq, while 29 percent disapprove" http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=953397&nav=BCGj5kZQBVYE

*Compare to non US opinions on war in Iraq*

"60% of Irish people oppose military action against Iraq." http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=49828068&p=498z8774

"Only third of Britons support war on Iraq" http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1516566

"An overwhelming 85 per cent of the lawmakers, academics and business leaders interviewed in the Straits Times AsiaPoll said they opposed military action against Iraq without a UN mandate." http://www.inq7.net/brk/2002/sep/30/brkafp_3-1.htm

I think that's enough for now.... --- Sent from UnionMail Service [http://mail.union.org.za]



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