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To: JohnM who wrote (66539)	1/17/2003 12:10:18 PM
From: Win Smith	Respond to of 281500

Anxiety Bubbles Beneath Support For War With Iraq washingtonpost.com My recollection from the impeachment days is that polls mean what you want them to mean, like everything else. This little bit from a couple days back struck me. More than six out of 10 of those polled favored using force against Iraq. The numbers are familiar. Since November 2001, the percentage of those supporting an attack against Iraq has typically hovered between the low 60s and high 70s, dipping below 60 percent -- to 56 percent -- just once in 11 polls. But the poll taken last month also suggests that support for using force against Iraq is highly conditional. Support dips to 42 percent when respondents were asked whether they would favor an attack that involve ground troops and to 30 percent if the attack would result in significant casualties. If support drops from 60's to 40's if ground troops are factored in, does that mean that 20 % are expecting another Kosovo campaign or something?