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To: Stormweaver who wrote (625)	3/29/1999 4:06:00 PM
From: Patrick E.McDaniel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

James, should Clinton fight a war based on the poll results? Pat

To: Stormweaver who wrote (625)	3/29/1999 4:56:00 PM
From: Les H	Respond to of 17770

>Although NATO reported no causalities or losses of its warplanes, the >danger of the operation was high on people's minds. More respondents >than not in the Newsweek poll predicted NATO casualties and in >the ABC survey, 49 percent said peace in Kosovo is not worth the loss >of U.S. lives while 45 percent said it would be. > >Asked by Time and CNN how many American lives "would you be willing >to sacrifice to achieve U.S. goals" in Kosovo, 74 percent said none >while 14 percent said fewer than 100. There's a large discrepancy between the two figures. Either the respondents don't believe U.S. goals would result in peace in Kosovo or this just shows how uninterested people are in issues as to give coherent responses. >Newsweek found Clinton's overall approval rating dropped to 57 >percent from 63 percent early in the month, indicating the public may >not be rallying around him as vigorously as they often do for >presidents in the opening of a military campaign. This is the only number that counts. When his approval rating crosses 50 percent, he will be in too much pain.