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Fewer Americans Trust Bush on Iraq War
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many adults in the United States are dissatisfied with how their president is dealing with the coalition effort, according to a poll by Ipsos-Public Affairs released by the Associated Press. 63 per cent of respondents disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation in Iraq, up five points since March.
The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein's regime was launched in March 2003. At least 2,346 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 17,400 troops have been wounded in action.
Pre-war speeches by U.S. president George W. Bush mentioned specific chemical agents, such as mustard gas, sarin and VX nerve gas as banned substances allegedly secured by Iraq. State secretary Colin Powell assured the United Nations (UN) Security Council in February 2003 that Hussein possessed biological weapons.
On Apr. 6 in North Carolina, Bush defended his decision to take military action against Iraq, saying, "I fully understand that the intelligence was wrong, and I'm just as disappointed as everybody else is. But what wasn't wrong was Saddam Hussein had invaded a country. He had used weapons of mass destruction. He had the capability of making weapons of mass destruction. He was firing at our pilots. He was a state sponsor of terror. Removing Saddam Hussein was the right thing for world peace and the security of our country."
Polling Data
When it comes to handling the situation in Iraq, do you approve or disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling that issue?
Apr. 2006 | Mar. 2006 | |
Approve | 35% | 39% |
Disapprove | 63% | 58% |
Mixed feelings | 1% | 2% |
Source: Ipsos-Public Affairs / Associated Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,003 American adults, conducted from Apr. 3 to Apr. 5, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.