Americans turn against Bush and a war on Iraq that is getting nowhere

[dogday]

Most Americans no longer believe the war in Iraq has made their country safer, and more than 60 per cent of the country believes the military is bogged down in a conflict that was not worth fighting in the first place, according to a new opinion poll offering only bad news to the Bush administration.

The poll for The Washington Post and ABC News poll, published yesterday, was the first survey in which a majority of Americans rejected the White House's argument that invading Iraq and toppling Saddam Hussein was good for domestic security. The poll also suggested that opinions were almost exactly evenly divided between those with a positive impression of President Bush's "war on terror" and those it viewed it negatively.

The findings were particularly stunning, since security was among the leading issues on which Mr Bush won re-election last November. At that time, his approval ratings on anti-terrorism policy were roughly 60-40.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=645323

[Old and In the Way]

1. Political Momentum is a powerful thing.

As it becomes OK to criticize this administration, people get more comfortable speaking out. When more people speak, more peoples' minds get swayed. There's a significant block of Americans who guage their position on where the political wind is blowing...and they are beginning to feel comfortable with the idea that this administration is incompetent and perhaps even criminal in their actions.

I really thing we're seeing the political saturation point reached and the social molecular structure keeping this administration alive in the solution is finally titrating out in a big way.

[paula777]

2. "More than 60%" is it 80%? That is 'more than 60%

I wonder what the actual % is.

[killbotfactory]

3. now that's a mandate...

If I ever saw one.


BUSH = FAILURE
BUSH = LIAR