Americans Wary of Action on Iran, Gloomy on Iraq, Poll Shows

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April 13 (Bloomberg) -- American pessimism about the Iraq war has deepened and may be feeding doubts about President George W. Bush's efforts to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions, the latest Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll found.

A majority of those surveyed -- 56 percent -- said Iraq is now in a civil war, and just 37 percent said they believe Bush when he says a lot of progress is being made there, down from 45 percent who said they believed him in January.

Forty-eight percent said they would support military action against Iran if it continues to produce material that can be used to develop a nuclear bomb, down from 57 percent in January. Forty percent oppose military action, up from 33 percent in January.

A majority -- 54 percent -- said they ``don't trust'' Bush to make the right decision about whether the U.S. should go to war with Iran, compared with 42 percent who said they do trust him. Forty percent said the Iraq experience had made them less supportive of military action against Iran, while 38 percent said it had no impact.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=apDmUbnb8cb4&refer=canada

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1. No shit Sherlock!

{div class=excerpt] Analysts said negative perceptions of the war in Iraq are driving sentiment on Iran. ``The Iraq experience is very sobering; it tells people that the military solution that looks so easy can be an illusion,'' said Joseph Cirincione, director for nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington.

``I expect those numbers to go down,'' Cirincione said of the support for an Iran strike. ``The more war with Iran is discussed, the lower the numbers will be.''

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2. That's a mandate in Shrub's mind...n/t

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3. Going into Iran scares the shit out of me!

I hope we NEVER do! :scared: :scared: :scared:

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4. Welcome to DU poleepafrog!

:hi:

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5. Hi!

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