(CPOD) Jul. 3, 2003 – Many Americans believe their government was not fully truthful in the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq, according to a poll by the Program on International Policy Attitudes. While only 10 per cent of respondents believe the government presented false evidence, 52 per cent say the current administration stretched the truth in assessing Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.
(CPOD) Jun. 29, 2003 – The approval rating for Tony Blair continues to drop in Britain, according to a poll by ICM published in The Guardian. 52 per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with the job the prime minister is doing.
(CPOD) Jun. 26, 2003 – Americans are concerned over the amount of post-war fatalities in Iraq, according to a poll by ABC and the Washington Post. 44 per cent of respondents say the level of casualties is unacceptable, a 16 per cent increase since April.
(CPOD) Jun. 20, 2003 – The search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq continues to affect Tony Blair’s credibility in Britain, according to a poll by Populus published in The Times. 58 per cent of respondents say the prime minister and the American government misled the public over the threat posed by Iraq.
What price will each pay for their use of questionable intelligence?
Angus Reid Vancouver Sun Martha Stewart and George W. Bush both stand accused of misusing information: one to sell stock and the other to sell a war.
(CPOD) Jun. 6, 2003 – Questions about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq have split British residents over Tony Blair’s credibility, according to a poll by YouGov for Sky News. 46 per cent of respondents say they trust the prime minister, while 43 per cent believe Blair distorted information.
Strong foreign policy required to deal with African crisis.
Angus Reid Vancouver Sun Just when Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien should be enjoying the twilight of his three terms in office, his government seems, instead, to have entered the “twilight zone”—a disquieting place somewhere between shadow and substance where all of the inconsistencies of his decade in power are coming together in one final discordant burst.
(CPOD) May 14, 2003 – As weapons of mass destruction remain elusive in Iraq, many Americans believe the Bush administration’s pre-war assessment was exaggerated, according to a poll by CBS News and the New York Times. Almost half of all respondents believe their government overestimated the amount of banned weapons that would be found in Iraq.
(CPOD) May 11, 2003 – More Canadians condone the war in Iraq, according to a poll by Léger Marketing. 46 per cent of respondents say military action against Saddam Hussein’s regime was justified, a 13 per cent increase since March.
(CPOD) May 10, 2003 – The end of the war in Iraq has made adults in the United States more receptive to George W. Bush’s fiscal proposals, according to a poll by Gallup released by CNN and USA Today. 47 per cent of respondents say the tax cuts proposed by the president will help the economy, an 11 per cent increase since last month.
