[lbo-talk] more on that WMD poll

[Doug Henwood]

The poll showing large numbers of Americans imagining that WMDs were 
found in Iraq - and even used during the war - is reported at 
<http://pipa.org/whatsnew/html/new_6_04_03.html>. A choice excerpt:


>Among those who approved of the decision to go to war and were not 
>just supporting the president (53% of the sample), a majority of 52% 
>said the US has found weapons of mass destruction (48%) or did not 
>know (4%).
>
>Among Republicans who said they follow international affairs very 
>closely -- and thus may also be more exposed to headlines reporting 
>promising leads -- an even larger percentage -- 55% --said weapons 
>have been found, with just 45% saying they have not.

By the way, I overstated things earlier when I said one-third of the 
pop thought the weapons were used; it's 22% who thought so, with 
another 9% "unsure."

Doug