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