(CPOD) May 24, 2004 – Less Americans think their country should have gone to war against Saddam Hussein’s regime, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. 47 per cent of respondents say taking military action against Iraq was the right thing to do, an eight per cent drop since January.
(CPOD) May 24, 2004 – Less Americans think their country should have gone to war against Saddam Hussein’s regime, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. 47 per cent of respondents say taking military action against Iraq was the right thing to do, an eight per cent drop since January.
This past weekend, Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmed Chalabi—once regarded as an important ally of the United States in the Persian Gulf—denied allegations that he leaked sensitive information to Iran. Fighting intensified in the city of Kufa, where coalition troops killed 32 Iraqis as they raided a mosque.
At least 797 American soldiers have died since the coalition effort began in March 2003. 65 per cent of respondents believe the situation for U.S. troops in Iraq is getting worse.
Polling Data
Thinking about everything that has happened, do you think that taking military action against Iraq was the right or wrong thing to do?
May 2004 | Mar. 2004 | Jan. 2004 | |
Right thing | 47% | 51% | 55% |
Wrong thing | 38% | 33% | 31% |
Do you think that the situation for U.S. troops in Iraq is getting better, or getting worse?
May 2004 | Mar. 2004 | Jan. 2004 | |
Getting better | 11% | 24% | 24% |
Getting worse | 65% | 38% | 36% |
No real change | 19% | 30% | 31% |
Source: Harris Interactive
Methodology: Online interviews to 2,408 American adults, conducted from May 10 to May 17, 2004. Margin of error is 2 per cent.
