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Poll: Most Americans Think Iraq War Not Worth Fighting
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Dec 20, 2004 07:04pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Monday, December 20, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Over Half Think Rumsfeld Should be Replaced
By Christopher Muste
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 20, 2004; 5:01 PM
Most Americans now believe the war with Iraq was not worth fighting and more than half want to fire embattled Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the chief architect of that conflict, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
The survey found that 56 percent of the country now believes that the cost of the conflict in Iraq outweighs the benefits, while 42 percent disagreed. It marked the first time since the war began that a clear majority of Americans have judged the war to have been a mistake.
Barely a third of the country approves of the job that Rumsfeld is doing as defense secretary, and 52 percent said President Bush should sack Rumsfeld, a view shared by a big majority of Democrats and political independents.
Still, nearly six in 10 -- 58 percent -- said the United States should keep its military forces in Iraq rather than withdraw them, a proportion that has not changed in seven months. |
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