Poll: Majority see Iraq War as a mistake
Source: Salon
Ten years later, 53 percent say the U.S. should not have invaded Iraq
BY JILLIAN RAYFIELD
A new Gallup poll finds that on the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, the majority of those surveyed see the invastion as a mistake. 53 percent said the U.S. ”made a mistake sending troops to fight in Iraq,” while 42 percent said it was not a mistake.
Americans’ negative view of the war reached its high point in 2008, when 63 percent said it was a mistake.
From Gallup:
Americans initially supported the war, with substantial majorities in 2003 saying the U.S. decision to get involved in Iraq was not a mistake. However, attitudes changed relatively quickly, and by the summer of 2004, a majority of Americans called the war a mistake.
Opinions fluctuated somewhat thereafter but, with one exception, since August 2005, a majority has said the war was a mistake each time Gallup has asked the question — and at several points, more than 60% said so. The last time Gallup asked this question, in August 2010, 55% called the war a mistake.
Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/03/18/poll_majority_see_iraq_war_as_a_mistake/
link to Gallup Poll:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/161399/10th-anniversary-iraq-war-mistake.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines
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