September 03, 2006

Abstract: - Many adults in the United States think the coalition effort will have a negative effect, according to a poll by Ipsos-Public Affairs released by the Associated Press. 60 per cent of respondents think there will be more terrorism in the United States because the country went to war in Iraq.

- Many adults in the United States think the coalition effort will have a negative effect, according to a poll by Ipsos-Public Affairs released by the Associated Press. 60 per cent of respondents think there will be more terrorism in the United States because the country went to war in Iraq.

The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein's regime was launched in March 2003. At least 2,640 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 19,700 troops have been wounded in action.

In December 2005, Iraqi voters renewed their National Assembly. In May, Shiite United Iraqi Alliance member Nouri al-Maliki officially took over as prime minister.

On Aug. 31, U.S. president George W. Bush declared, "We should all agree that the battle for Iraq is now central to the ideological struggle of the 21st century. We will not allow the terrorists to dictate the future of this century—so we will defeat them in Iraq. Still, there are some in our country who insist that the best option in Iraq is to pull out, regardless of the situation on the ground. Many of these folks are sincere and they're patriotic, but they could be—they could not be more wrong."

Polling Data

In the long term, do you think there will be more or less terrorism in the United States because the U.S. went to war in Iraq?

More	60%
Less	31%
About the same	6%
Not sure	3%

Source: Ipsos-Public Affairs / Associated Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,001 American adults, conducted from Aug. 7 to Aug. 9, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.