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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (18009)	9/30/2004 12:44:43 PM
From: JBTFD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Knowing full well that you will not accept the TRUTH even when it knocks you upside the head, I present a few polls that I came up with in 15 minutes of searching for the benefit of those who may no be so fricking obstinate: “Even more unexpected was the response to the question of whether the administration should have tried to get Security Council authorization for taking military action against Iraq, a notion with which administration hawks strongly disagreed. Eighty-eight percent of respondents chose the UN route. "You talk to people in Washington and you wouldn't expect this at all," noted I.M. Destler, a foreign policy specialist at the University of Maryland. "It's such a high percentage, especially when you consider how the UN process has been exposed to so many attacks by the administration and in the media," he told reporters. Similarly, while 35% of respondents said Washington should feel "more free to use force without UN authorization in the future," almost two-thirds said the United States should not take away that lesson. “ veteransforpeace.org “A robust majority of Americans -- 83 percent -- would support going to war if the United Nations backed the action. But support for war dwindles rapidly without U.N. approval.” miami.com “The public is divided on whether the Bush Administration has yet presented enough evidence against Iraq to justify military action right now. 47% say they have, 44% say they still have not. “ HAS BUSH ADMINISTRATION ALREADY DECIDED TO TAKE MILITARY ACTION? Yes 68% No, still considering options 26% SHOULD U.S. WAIT FOR UNITED NATIONS APPROVAL? Yes, wait: Now 59% Last week 64% No, take action without U.N. approval: Now 36% Last week 31% cbsnews.com