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2011/11/6-30 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iraq] UID:54212 Activity:nil
11/6    By a 2:1 ratio Americans think that the Iraq war was not worth it:
        http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq.htm
        \_ Bad conservatives. You should never change your mind, and you
           should never admit mistakes.
           \_ Most "tea party" conservatives still support the war. It is the
              weak-kneed moderates that have turned against America.
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India 10 Iran Iraq 11 Israel 12 Korea 13 Japan 14 Liberia 15 Mexico 16 Northern Ireland 17 Pakistan 18 Russia 19 Saudi Arabia 20 Serbia/Yugoslavia/Kosovo 21 Vietnam Iraq All data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older. Worth Fighting Not Worth Fighting No Opinion % % % 5/5-6/04 49 47 5 4/15-18/04 51 47 2 3/4-7/04 52 44 3 2/10-11/04 48 50 2 1/15-18/04 56 41 3 12/18-21/03 59 39 2 12/14/03 53 42 5 11/12-16/03 52 44 4 10/26-29/03 54 44 2 10/9-13/03 54 44 2 9/10-13/03 61 37 2 9/4-7/03 54 42 4 8/20-24/03 57 37 5 7/9-10/03 57 40 3 6/18-22/03 64 33 3 4/27-30/03 70 27 4 . Does Does Not No Opinion % % % 5/5-6/04 38 57 5 4/15-18/04 45 53 2 3/4-7/04 43 53 3 12/18-21/03 48 47 5 10/9-13/03 42 53 5 9/10-13/03 42 55 2 . Bogged Down Good Progress No Opinion % % % 5/5-6/04 60 35 5 4/15-18/04 59 41 0 . Very Closely Some- what Closely Not Too Closely Not Closely At All No Opinion % % % % % 5/5-6/04 36 39 16 8 1 . Approve Disap- prove No Opinion % % % 5/5-6/04 48 35 17 . Isolated Wide- spread No Opinion % % % 5/5-6/04 62 31 7 . Quickly Enough Too Slowly No Opinion % % % 5/5-6/04 42 42 16 . Investigate Cover It Up No Opinion % % % 5/5-6/04 44 43 13 . Resign Keep His Job No Opinion % % % 5/5-6/04 20 69 11 . What's your own personal reaction to the apparent abuse of Iraqi prisoners? Not Concerned Concerned, Not Upset Upset, Not Angry Angry No Opinion % % % % % 5/5-6/04 7 39 27 24 2 . Not a Big Deal A Big Deal No Opinion % % % 5/5-6/04 28 69 3 Gallup Poll. Approve Disap- prove No Opinion % % % 5/2-4/04 42 55 3 4/16-18/04 48 49 3 3/26-28/04 51 47 2 1/29 - 2/1/04 46 53 1 1/2-5/04 61 36 3 12/5-7/03 50 47 3 11/3-5/03 45 54 1 10/6-8/03 47 50 3 9/8-10/03 51 47 2 8/25-26/03 57 41 2 7/25-27/03 60 38 2 7/18-20/03 57 39 4 7/7-9/03 58 39 3 6/12-15/03 63 34 3 4/14-16/03 76 21 3 3/29-30/03 71 27 2 3/24-25/03 71 26 3 3/14-15/03 56 41 3 1/31 - 2/2/03 54 42 4 1/3-5/03 55 40 5 12/02 55 39 6 10/02 52 40 8 . 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