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Rejection of Iraq War Continues in U.S.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - The number of Americans who are against the coalition effort grew over the past three months, according to a poll by Gallup released by CNN and USA Today. 59 per cent of respondents oppose the war with Iraq, a 12 per cent increase since March.
The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein's regime was launched in March 2003. At least 1,723 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 12,800 troops have been injured.
On Jun. 20, United States president George W. Bush declared, "I think about Iraq every day—every single day—because I understand we have troops in harm's way, and I understand how dangerous it is there. And the reason it's dangerous is because there's these cold-blooded killers who will kill Americans or kill innocent Iraqis in order to try to drive us out of Iraq."
Yesterday, John R. Vines—the second U.S. officer in Iraq—said that the Iraqi insurgency "could dwindle down very quickly" once a constitution is introduced. The new body of law could be ratified in a nationwide referendum in October.
Since the new government headed by prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari was announced on Apr. 28, more than 1,130 people have been killed in a variety of attacks.
Polling Data
Do you favour or oppose the U.S. war with Iraq?
Jun. 2005 | Mar. 2005 | Nov. 2004 | Oct. 2004 | |
Favour | 39% | 47% | 48% | 54% |
Oppose | 59% | 47% | 46% | 43% |
Source: Gallup / CNN / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,006 American adults, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 19, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.