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After 9/11 the majority was against war in Iraq just like it was when Clinton tried to broach the subject a few years before. The only difference is that Clinton listened to the majority and Bush actively campaigned to change the majority opinion by trying to create a false connection between terrorism and Saddam and using intelligence reports of WMD that must have been greatly exaggerated or all that intelligence would have turned up something by now. So yes, he did listen.
Your 70 something percent figure is a little ridiculous, its based on the massive upsurge in support for the war after it had already begun and many people thought there is no use in being against a fait accompli, besides it would have been unpatriotic . Leading up to the war the anti-war crowd was much more substantial.
Last edited by gsmoove23 on 28-04-2003 at 23:21
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Sava
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GO GO GO!
Mar 2001
time: 23:27
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Remember, 49.9 percent of Americans voted for bush, so of course they'd be for the war...... |
C'mon now Tass, don't give him that much credit. Only approx. 48 million people voted for Bush... between 16%-16.5% of America. 
What's funny about those "Do you support war" polls, is that they are very general and don't get in to specifics. Most Americans, pre-War, wanted UN approval, and proof that this war needed to happen right away. Such proof was never presented, and after the bombs started falling and our troops were in danger, most Americans simply supported our Armed Forces. The question "Do you support the war?" became synonymous with "Do you like America?".
Personally, I don't give a crap about what the average Joe's and Jane's think. Most of them aren't informed enough to make a credible decision anyhow. What is interesting though, is that if you look at the polls when cross-sectioned with education level, anti-war sentiment was much higher for people who were college educated.
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28-04-2003 22:55
Quit watching FOX. 
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