more Iraq polls

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Oct 2 11:29:18 PDT 2002


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New PIPA/Knowledge Networks Poll: Americans on the Conflict with Iraq ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

<http://www.pipa.org/OnlineReports/ConflictIraq/ConflictIraq.pdf>

October 2, 2002

New PIPA/Knowledge Networks Poll: Americans on the Conflict with Iraq

A new poll on public attitudes toward the conflict with Iraq has just

been released by the Program on International Policy Attitudes. The poll

of 709 Americans was fielded by the research firm Knowledge Networks

September 26-30.

A report of findings is available on the website (http://www.pipa.org/

OnlineReports/ConflictIraq/ConflictIraq.pdf). To see the press release,

go to [http://www.pipa.org/OnlineReports/ConflictIraq/pressrelease.pdf].

Key findings include:

-- A majority opposes Congress granting the President's request to give

him the power to decide whether to go to war with Iraq, but a majority

would support Congress doing so on the condition that the UN first

approves the military action.

-- A majority favors the goal of disarmament of Iraq through the process

of UN inspections over the goal of overthrowing the Iraqi regime.

This is true even though most Americans have doubts about whether UN

inspectors will succeed in discovering all of Iraq's weapons of mass

destruction.

-- Most Americans believe that Saddam Hussein already has the capability

to attack targets in the US with weapons of mass destruction. If

disarmament through inspections is not an option, given the choice

between dealing with this threat through deterrence or military

preemption, a majority chooses the latter.

-- The problem of Iraq is seen as a high priority, but not as high as the

problem of al-Qaeda.

Please Note: PIPA will notify you by e-mail whenever new reports are

being released. If you do not wish to receive these notifications,

please let us know.

<http://www.pipa.org/OnlineReports/ConflictIraq/ConflictIraq.pdf> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

New PIPA/Knowledge Networks Poll: Americans on the Conflict with Iraq ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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