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Views On Iraq Change Dramatically In U.S.
(Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) - Fewer Americans think launching military action against Iraq was a sound proposition, according to a poll by Zogby International. 54 per cent of respondents believe the war is not worth its costs, an eight per cent increase since mid-February.
The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein's regime was launched in March 2003. At least 1,502 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 11,000 troops have been injured.
The war has cost an estimated $140 billion U.S. so far. In January 2003, Mitch Daniels—then the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget—forecast a total cost of "between $50 and $60 billion U.S."
This week, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said United States president George W. Bush and interim Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi discussed "the security situation in Iraq, they talked about the political process that is underway in Iraq to form the transitional government and the importance of making sure that that is an Iraqi process."
Polling Data
Do you think the war in Iraq is worth its costs?
Feb. 25-27 | Feb. 14-17 | |
Worth it | 39% | 52% |
Not worth it | 54% | 46% |
Source: Zogby International
Methodology: Interviews to 1,010 likely American voters, conducted from Feb. 25 to Feb. 27, 2005. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.