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US Poll Results Feb/O7 Comment by Larry Ross, March 26, 2007
If the mass media informed the public about Bush's lies to fool the people and Congress into supporting his war on Iraq, and how it violates the US Constitution and international law, and his preparations to use nuclear weapons on Iran, based on the same type of lies, the Polls would be much higher against Bush and his illegal wars. However telling the truth about the Bush Administration and its phony war on terrorism, is not something the media would do. Their role has been to act as cheerleaders for Bush and his wars, repeating his every lie, and preventing the truth from being known. Nevertheless the American people smell a rat and are far more suspicious of the 'Bush Administration as the following poll results show. In terms of his planned attack on Iran, Bush has his military strike forces in place in and around the Persian Gulf. He can launch an attack anytime and he does not need approval if he arranges a supposed 'Iranian provocation' or "False Flag" attack blaming Iran for doing a terrorist attack on the US as his excuse. If the 'False Flag' is large with many US casualties, the media and most Americans will believe the Iranians did it and that Bush would not kill Americans to make an excuse for war. The majority will then approve anything Bush does in retaliation for the non-attack, and his popularity will again soar. He will be the hero again saving the public from the treacherous terrorists. . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Disapproval on Iraq Hits Record More Than Half Favor a Deadline for Withdrawal, Bush Suffers Longest Streak Without Majority Support Since Truman by Gary Langer, March 26, 2007 A record number of Americans disapprove of the war in Iraq , and a clear majority now favors the eventual withdrawal of U.S. forces, even if civil order has not been restored there — potentially a tipping point in public attitudes on the war. While solutions remain vexing, for the first time ABC News/Washington Post polls show a narrow majority of Americans support setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces. Two-thirds oppose George W. Bush's troop surge; most oppose it strongly. It all makes for a continued hard slog for the president: Just 36 percent approve of his job performance overall, very near his career low of 33 percent last month. Bush hasn't seen majority approval in more than two years — the longest run without majority support for any president since Harry Truman from 1950-53. While rooted in Iraq , Bush's problems with credibility and confidence reach beyond it. Sixty-three percent of Americans don't trust the administration to convey intelligence reports on potential threats from other countries honestly and accurately. And 58 percent lack confidence, specifically, in its ability to handle current tensions with Iran . Iraq Weighs on President's Popularity Bush is paying the continued price of an unpopular war. Sixty-four percent now say the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, up six points from last month to a new numerical high. (It was 63 percent in October.) A majority hasn't said the war was worth fighting since April 2004, and it's been even longer since a majority has approved of how Bush is handling it. Sixty-seven percent now disapprove; 55 percent disapprove strongly. |
