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Public support against Iraq war reachs 'tipping point'
(Tom Regan, csmonitor.com, April 4, 2006)
Recent surveys show that public support for war, foreign policy objectives of Bush, Blair is dwindling. . . . In Britain, a new YouGov poll published by The Daily Telegraph shows that a solid majority of people now believe Britain and the US should not have launched the coalition effort. Fifty-seven percent of Britons now believe that the war should not have been launched against Iraq, up three percent from the last YouGov poll in Sept. of 2005. And 55 percent of Britons now believe that their troops should be withdrawn from Iraq either immediately, or within the next 12 months. . . . An editorial in the conservative Telegraph argues that Britain should leave Iraq "sooner rather than later." . . . The US public holds a strikingly clear view of what Washington's foreign policy priorities should be. The goals the public highlights range widely. Those that receive the most public support are helping other nations when they are struck by natural disasters (71 percent), cooperating with other countries on problems such as the environment and disease control (70 percent), and supporting UN peacekeeping (69 percent). A surprisingly high level of support shows up for goals that represent the United States' humanitarian (as distinct from its political) ideals, such as improving the treatment of women in other countries (57 percent), helping people in poor countries get an education (51 percent), and helping countries move out of poverty (40 percent). Receiving less support are goals such as encouraging US businesses to invest in poor countries (22 percent). And receiving the least support is "actively creating democracies in other countries" (20 percent). . . . The Lexington Herald-Leader at Kentucky.com recently juxtaposed polls taken at the time of the original invasion of Iraq in March 2003, and polls on the same issues today. Among the changes it found in public opinion: In April 2003, 70 percent of respondents in an ABC-Washington Post poll said the war in Iraq was worth fighting. In March 2006 only 29 percent in a CBS poll said results of the war were worth the cost. The paper also looked at changes in statistics on Iraq and the US-led coalition. For instance, when looking at the reconstruction of Iraq: - Potable water: 50 percent of Iraqis had access before war; about 32 percent now. . . . Electric power: Baghdad, with one-fifth of Iraq's 25 million people, had power for 16 to 24 hours a day before war; just under 4 hours now. . . . Crude oil production: Prewar peak was 2.5 million barrels a day; now 1.84 million. . . . Unemployment: Estimates ranged from 50 percent to 60 percent in June 2003; now 28 percent to 40 percent. . . . Finally, citizens of 30 communities in Wisconsin will get a chance to vote Tuesday in a nonbinding referendum on the US presence in Iraq. The measure asks whether Bush should bring American troops home now. The Associated Press reports that peace activists pushed to have the questions placed on the ballot, even though the referendums have no bearing on federal policy.

posted by LoZo 1:12 PM