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Iraq (p. 16)

All data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older. Polls listed chronologically.

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Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. March 27-28, 2003. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (total sample).
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"Please tell me which ONE of the following two options you would choose for U.S. military action in the Iraq war, if it were up to you. More aggressive military action that would increase the risk of high Iraqi civilian casualties but might lead to a shorter war. More safeguards that would reduce the risk of high Iraqi civilian casualties but might lead to a longer war."
			ALL	Men	Women	.
			%	%	%	.
	More aggressive military action		40	45	36
	More safeguards		50	48	52
	Don't know		10	7	12
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"Now that the United States has taken military action against Iraq, do you think [see below]?"
		Yes	No	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	"It will create serious divisions between the U.S. and its allies"
	3/27-28/03	55	38	7
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	"It will cause serious problems for the U.S. throughout the Arab world"
	3/27-28/03	62	30	8
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	"Iraq will retaliate by using biological or chemical weapons against Israel"
	3/27-28/03	51	33	16
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	"Iraq will retaliate by using biological or chemical weapons against the United States"
	3/27-28/03	68	22	10
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	"It will inspire terrorist attacks against American citizens"
	3/27-28/03	73	22	5
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	"It will start a peace or protest movement like the one during the time of the Vietnam War"
	3/27-28/03	58	31	11
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	"It will lead to reinstatement of a military draft in this country"
	3/27-28/03	32	60	8
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"Now that the United States has taken military action against Iraq, how worried are you about the war [see below]? Are you very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not at all worried?"
		Very Worried	Some- what Worried	Not Too Worried	Not At All Worried	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Leading to a bigger war in the Middle East involving Israel and the Arab countries"
	3/27-28/03	20	29	28	19	4
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	"Seriously hurting the U.S. economy"
	3/27-28/03	29	29	23	17	2
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	"Distracting the U.S. from pressing problems at home"
	3/27-28/03	25	30	23	20	2
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	"Leading to terrorism against U.S. citizens at home"
	3/27-28/03	29	37	20	12	2

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll**. March 27, 2003. N=508 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.5. Fieldwork by TNS Intersearch.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the situation with Iraq and Saddam Hussein?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	3/27/03	69	26	5
	3/23/03	71	26	3
	3/20/03	65	29	5
	3/17/03	64	29	7
	3/5-9/03	55	38	8
	2/19-23/03	55	39	6
	2/6-9/03	61	37	2
	2/5/03	61	32	7
	1/30 - 2/1/03	61	35	3
	1/28/03	58	38	4
	1/27/03	57	40	3
	1/16-20/03	50	46	4
	12/02	58	37	5
	10/02	57	38	5
	9/12-14/02	65	31	4
	8/29/02	52	36	12
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"Is the Iraqi resistance tougher than you expected, weaker than you expected, or about what you expected it to be?"
		Tougher	Weaker	As Expected	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	3/27/03	28	9	60	3
	3/23/03	12	24	57	6
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"What do you think are the chances the United States will get bogged down in a drawn-out war in Iraq? Do you think that's very likely, fairly likely, fairly unlikely or very unlikely?"
		Very Likely	Fairly Likely	Fairly Unlikely	Very Unlikely	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/27/03	14	25	31	27	3
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"Who do you think should take the leading role in rebuilding Iraq and helping its people set up a new government there after the war: the United States or the United Nations?"
		United States	United Nations	Neither (vol.)	Both (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/27/03	31	61	3	3	2

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. March 27, 2003. N=1,014 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Next, I'm going to read you the names of some people in the news today. Please tell me whether you have generally favorable or generally unfavorable impressions of each, or whether you are not familiar enough to say one way or another. . . ."
	.		Favor- able	Unfav- orable	Not Fam- iliar	Not Sure
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	British Prime Minister Tony Blair		72	10	16	2
	George W. Bush		67	30	2	1
	Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld		63	20	15	2
	General Tommy Franks		59	6	33	2
	Russian President Vladimir Putin		15	46	35	4
	French President Jacques Chirac		12	57	29	2
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"In your view, was the U.S. government too optimistic in what it told the public was likely to happen in the war with Iraq, or don't you think it was too optimistic?"
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	Too optimistic	55
	Not too optimistic	38
	Not sure	7
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"In the long run, do you think that the U.S. war against Iraq will result in a strengthening of this country's position in the world or a weakening of the country's position in the world?"
		Strength- ening	Weak- ening	No Differ- ence (vol.)	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%
	3/03	58	30	3	9
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"Do you think the U.S. will or will not find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?"
		Will	Will Not	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	3/03	77	17	6
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"Do you think the Iraqis are treating U.S. prisoners of war appropriately or inappropriately?"
		Appro- priately	Inappro- priately	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	3/03	10	81	9
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"Do you think the U.S. is treating Iraqi prisoners of war appropriately or inappropriately?"
		Appro- priately	Inappro- priately	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	3/03	83	9	8

CBS News Poll. March 26-27, 2003. N=868 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	3/26-27/03	69	27	4
	3/24/03	71	24	5
	3/23/03	75	22	3
	3/22/03	72	23	5
	3/20-21/03	69	25	6
	3/15-16/03	55	41	4
	3/7-9/03	51	42	7
	3/4-5/03	54	39	7
	2/24-25/03	52	44	4
	2/10-12/03	53	42	5
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the United States taking military action against Iraq to try to remove Saddam Hussein from power?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	3/26-27/03	77	19	4
	3/24/03	75	23	2
	3/23/03	80	17	3
	3/22/03	76	22	2
	3/20-21/03	76	20	4
	3/15-16/03	67	29	4
	3/7-9/03	66	30	4
	3/4-5/03	69	26	5
	2/24-25/03	66	29	5
	2/10-12/03	66	29	5
	2/5-6/03	70	21	9
	1/03	64	30	6
	11/02	70	23	7
	10/27-31/02	64	25	11
	10/3-5/02	67	27	5
	9/22-23/02	68	26	6
	9/2-5/02	68	24	8
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"Do you think removing Saddam Hussein from power is worth the potential loss of American life and the other costs of attacking Iraq, or not?"
		Worth It	Not Worth It	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	3/26-27/03	62	28	10
	3/24/03	63	29	8
	3/23/03	66	28	6
	3/22/03	66	27	7
	3/20-21/03	62	30	8
	3/15-16/03	54	40	6
	3/7-9/03	50	43	7
	3/4-5/03	52	38	10
	2/10-12/03	51	40	9
	10/27-31/02	49	38	13
	10/3-5/02	53	37	9
	9/22-23/02	57	33	10
	9/2-5/02	54	35	11
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"Regarding the war with Iraq, which of the following do you think is most likely: a fairly quick and successful effort, or a long and costly involvement?"
		Quick, Successful	Long, Costly	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	3/26-27/03	41	50	9
	3/24/03	43	53	4
	3/23/03	53	43	4
	3/20-22/03	62	32	6
	3/20-21/03	62	33	5		.
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"Do you think the war with Iraq is more likely to be over in just a few weeks, or do you think it is more likely to continue for many months?"
		Few Weeks	Many Months	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	3/26-27/03	27	66	7
	3/24/03	34	62	4
	3/23/03	42	53	5
	3/20-22/03	53	42	5
	3/20-21/03	53	42	5
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"What is your impression of how the war in Iraq is going for the United States right now: very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly?"
		Very Well	Some- what Well	Some- what Badly	Very Badly	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/26-27/03	34	51	9	3	3
	3/24/03	32	52	11	2	3
	3/23/03	44	44	7	2	3
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"Do you think the U.S. correctly assessed how much resistance there would be from the Iraqi army, or did the U.S. underestimate the Iraqi army?"
		Correctly Assessed	Under- estimated	Over- estimated (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	3/26-27/03	37	55	1	7
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"Would you say you feel proud about what the U.S. is doing in the war with Iraq or not proud about what the U.S. is doing?"
		Proud	Not Proud	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	3/26-27/03	73	20	7
	3/24/03	65	27	8
	3/23/03	69	23	8
	3/20-22/03	63	28	9
	3/20-21/03	64	28	8
	1/19/91	48	38	9
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"Do you think Americans who oppose the war should be able to hold protest marches and rallies or does that hurt the war effort?"
		Should Be Able	Hurts War Effort	Both (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	3/26-27/03	57	32	6	5
	3/22/03	59	29	8	4
	3/20-21/03	64	27	5	4
	1/19/91	48	38	9	5
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"In the military action against Iraq so far, do you think the U.S. military has used the right amount of force against Iraq, has used too much force, or should the U.S. military use even more force against Iraq?"
		Right Amount	Too Much	More	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	3/26-27/03	37	5	48	10