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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (412978)	6/9/2003 1:18:35 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

There was no urgent need to launch a pre-emptive strike!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (412978)	6/9/2003 1:20:49 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

The Toronto Star?! LOL!!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (412978)	6/9/2003 1:27:02 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769670

Nope. No problem. Little Concern About Lack of WMD in Iraq Public rejects charges of deliberate deception by Bush administration by David W. Moore GALLUP NEWS SERVICE PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans appear relatively unconcerned that nearly eight weeks after Saddam Hussein was deposed from power, coalition forces in Iraq have not been able to produce indisputable evidence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Some political leaders who originally backed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq have now raised questions about whether the war was justified, given that U.K. and U.S. officials cited Iraq's possession of WMD as a prime rationale for the invasion. And some critics have even charged the Bush administration with deliberate deception. But a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll finds that a majority of Americans are generally sanguine about this issue. By 67% to 31%, Americans say the Bush administration did not deliberately mislead the American public about whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Overall, 62% of Americans now believe the information was inaccurate, but half of that group (31%) says the Bush administration thought the information was correct. The other half believes the Bush administration knew it was incorrect. Another 31% believe the original information provided by the Bush administration was correct. Bush administration on WMD in Iraq 2003 May 30-Jun 1 % Yes, deliberately misled the American public 31 (Greatly overstated threat) (21) (Generally accurate but exaggerated) (10) (Unsure) (*) No, did not deliberately mislead the American public 67 (Information was accurate) (31) (Thought information was accurate, but it was inaccurate) (31) (Unsure) (5) No opinion 2 Evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction Not Necessary The American public has also changed its mind about whether WMD are the primary justification for the war in Iraq. Just as the war began, a plurality of Americans, 41%, said the war would not be justified unless the United States found conclusive evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, while 38% said the war would be justified even without that evidence. Another 15% said the war was not justified regardless. Two weeks into the war, as WMD were not used by Iraq and were not found by coalition forces, Americans changed their minds. In an April 5-6 poll, 58% said the war would be justified even without evidence that Iraq possessed WMD, a 20-point increase. In the current poll, despite continuing controversy over the failure to find the weapons, 56% of Americans continue to take that position. Only about a quarter of Americans are suspending judgment on the war pending the outcome of the search for weapons of mass destruction. gallup.com