<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Chuck writes > We all know that a majority of Americans have moved to a position of <BR>> opposition to the war. Why did this happen? How did this happen?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Depends what you mean by opposition to the war.  Does it mean saying that the war was a mistake, wasn't worth it, or disapproving of Bush's conduct of the war?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If so then there's an anti-war majority.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If it means saying that the number of troops should be reduced, then's there's an anti-war majority.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But if you mean the position of the anti-war movement ("Out Now") there doesn't seem to be an anti-war majority.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>See CNN/USA Today Poll Feb 28- March 1</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Withdraw all troops 28 percent </DIV> <DIV>Withdraw some troops 38 percent </DIV> <DIV>Keep the same 23 percent</DIV> <DIV>Send more 9 percent</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>(<A href="http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq.htm">http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq.htm</A>)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And  Iraqi 's might not  count as anti-war either</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/jan06/Iraq_Jan06_quaire.pdf">http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/jan06/Iraq_Jan06_quaire.pdf</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Which of the following would you like the newly-elected Iraqi government to ask the US-led forces to do after they take office?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Withdraw within 6 months 35 percent</DIV> <DIV>Withdraw gradually over 2 years 35 percent</DIV> <DIV>Stay until the security position improves 29 percent</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <P align=left>Thinking about any hardships you might have suffered since the US-Britain invasion, do you personally think that ousting Saddam Hussein was worth it or not?</P> <P align=left>YES  77 percent</P> <P align=left>NO  22 percent</P> <P align=left>OTOH, 80 percent believe US plans for permanent bases in Iraq and 87 percent favor a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops.</P> <P align=left>And 23 percent strongly approve, while 24 percent somewhat approve attacks on US troops.  </P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left>Stuart Elliott</P> <P align=left><A href="http://newappeal.blogspot.com/">http://newappeal.blogspot.com/</A><BR><A href="http://www.ksworkbeat.org">www.ksworkbeat.org</A></P> <P align=left> </P> <P align=left> </P></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>