A majority of Americans feels for the first time that their country should have stayed out of Iraq, a poll published yesterday reveals, writes Paul Harris in Washington.
Public anger with the war has deepened over the casualty rate among US soldiers in Iraq. The news will be a boost to the Democrat challenger, John Kerry, as the bloody conflict in Iraq continues to undermine the campaign of President George Bush.
The CBS/New York Times poll showed that 51 per cent think the US should have stayed out of Iraq, up from 46 per cent last month. It also said that 62 per cent believed the war was not worth the loss of American lives.
Previous polls had consistently shown Bush scoring higher on issues of national security.
But the new poll shows that the gap between the two sides may be narrowing or even reversing.
Paul Harris in Washington
Sunday July 18, 2004
The Observer
Public anger with the war has deepened over the casualty rate among US soldiers in Iraq. The news will be a boost to the Democrat challenger, John Kerry, as the bloody conflict in Iraq continues to undermine the campaign of President George Bush.
The CBS/New York Times poll showed that 51 per cent think the US should have stayed out of Iraq, up from 46 per cent last month. It also said that 62 per cent believed the war was not worth the loss of American lives.
Previous polls had consistently shown Bush scoring higher on issues of national security.
But the new poll shows that the gap between the two sides may be narrowing or even reversing.
Paul Harris in Washington
Sunday July 18, 2004
The Observer
