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To: Ilaine who wrote (37507)	8/13/2002 9:55:17 AM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Of course most Americans do. You think the wimpy "liberal" media would somehow convince them otherwise? I know a certain local conservative who used to be sort of skeptical, but she seems to have swung over to the war drummers, for whatever reason. That's ok. Personally, I'm just watching and waiting for the new version of "Saddam rips babies out of incubators" from Gulf War I. It's a war, and the first casualty is well known.

To: Ilaine who wrote (37507)	8/13/2002 6:35:17 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi CobaltBlue; Re: "Poll: Most Americans Back War Against Iraq" Actually, what the poll said was this: A majority of Americans would back U.S. military action to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, as long as Washington did not act alone, ... But the poll showed that support would slip if U.S. allies opposed it and if it would mean a high number of U.S. casualties. In the absence of allied support, fewer than half of those polled would support military action, the poll indicated. And while 57 percent said they supported a U.S. invasion with ground troops, backing declined to 40 percent if the U.S. casualty toll began to mount. ... After weeks of public debate on the subject, the poll found the public evenly divided on whether Bush had a clear Iraq policy. Forty-five percent said he did but 42 percent said he did not. Seventy-five percent of the poll respondents said Bush should get authorization from Congress before going to war, and about half said Bush should have the final decision if it came to military action. ... story.news.yahoo.com -- Carl