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President Facing New Challenges of Credibility and Casualties
(ABCNews, July 11, 2003)
The administration faces trouble on credibility and casualties alike. Half the public thinks it "intentionally exaggerated" evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. And 52 percent, a majority for the first time, call the level of U.S. casualties "unacceptable." . . . While 57 percent still say the war was worth fighting, that's fallen from 70 percent as the main fighting wound down at the end of April. Eighty percent now express concern about getting "bogged down in a long and costly peacekeeping mission"; 43 percent are "very concerned" about that outcome, up 11 points since last month. . . . Bush's own ratings have suffered in tandem with these concerns. His approval rating for handling the situation in Iraq has fallen by 17 points since the end of April, from 75 percent then to 58 percent now. . . . Rather than a sudden shift, most of these changes have occurred gradually over the last month, in the face of continued disorder in Iraq and disclosures about the administration's WMD evidence. The trends don't help Bush with an election year approaching: Most Americans have seen the Iraq war as an extension of the war on terrorism, and that effort has been the wellspring of his popularity. His ratings on other issues have been far lower; in this poll, for instance, just 47 percent approve of his work on the economy.

posted by Lorenzo 6:09 PM