(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in the United States express confidence in their current administration to tell the truth, according to a poll by Zogby Interactive released by UPI. 60 per cent of respondents say they would believe their government if it announced that it possesses evidence of Iran's support to the Iraqi insurgency.

The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein's regime was launched in March 2003. At least 3,245 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 24,100 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.

The final report of the Iraq Survey Group—presented to the U.S. Congress on Sept. 30, 2004—concluded that Hussein's regime did not possess chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, and had not implemented a significant program for their development.

On Feb. 11, U.S. military officials accused the Iranian government of providing roadside bombs to Iraqi militants. On Feb. 27, U.S. Army officers displayed C-4 plastic explosives—recovered during a raid in Iraq's Diyala province—and claimed they were manufactured in Iran. Officer Jeremy Siegrist declared: "I don't think there's any way for us to know if it's tied to any government. That's a stretch too far."

On Mar. 29, U.S. state undersecretary Nicholas Burns discussed the current state of affairs, saying, "It remains an area of vital importance to us. We are not there to provoke any military conflict. I do not believe a military confrontation with Iran is either desirable or inevitable."

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If the U.S. were to announce that it possesses evidence that Iran has been supporting the Iraqi insurgency, would you believe the government's claims?

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