CBS: More and more Americans tired of UN's act

Waingro · Mar 11, 2003

Americans may be growing frustrated with the United Nations and its progress in conducting weapons inspections in Iraq. Although a majority of Americans still favor giving weapons inspectors more time, the figure is lower than seen in previous polls.

Support for U.S. military action remains high, though less than half believe the U.S. should move ahead if France, Russia or China uses its veto power to block a U.S.-sponsored resolution in the Security Council. But the public is skeptical of the U.N.’s ability to disarm Iraq. Most do not think Iraq is currently cooperating with weapons inspectors, and views of how the U.N. is handling the crisis have deteriorated.
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BenReilly · Mar 11, 2003

Most Americans are probably looking at their 401(k) and hoping to get this thing over, one way or another.

MikeLastort2 · Mar 11, 2003

Why should the UN give a crap what "more and more Americans" want? Apparantly, the American government doesn't give a crap what "more and more" Europeans want, now do they?

needs · Mar 11, 2003

That poll also found that 45% of Americans believe Hussein was personally involved in the 9/11 attacks. Make of that what you will.

irishFS1921 · Mar 11, 2003

Originally posted by needs
That poll also found that 45% of Americans believe Hussein was personally involved in the 9/11 attacks. Make of that what you will.
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we don't listen to them now. but when they get dressed up and make posters and wander around in the streets listening to guys like martin sheen their voice "should be heard from the highest mountain"

superdave · Mar 11, 2003

I was watching CBS news last night and saw this. I was quite surprised. The American public is moving toward Bush as well. I proposed a theory as to why on another thread. In (very) short, the Bush propaganda machine is working, but it may be a Pyrrhic victory. The media and elites are increasingly skeptical, and overseas, the Bushies' pathological lying about 9/11 is crushing our credibility.

The Bushies may be winning the domestic public opinion battle, while losing the "rest of world, and American media" war. This is a perfect recipe for support that's a mile wide and an inch deep.

irishFS1921 · Mar 11, 2003

Originally posted by superdave
I was watching CBS news last night and saw this. I was quite surprised. The American public is moving toward Bush as well. I proposed a theory as to why on another thread. In (very) short, the Bush propaganda machine is working, but it may be a Pyrrhic victory. The media and elites are increasingly skeptical, and overseas, the Bushies' pathological lying about 9/11 is crushing our credibility.

The Bushies may be winning the domestic public opinion battle, while losing the "rest of world, and American media" war. This is a perfect recipe for support that's a mile wide and an inch deep.
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if that's what all this thumb in ass business is about then that makes me feel better. beacuse as a person who was really behind this and watched it just drag out and started to get confused at what the bushies were still trying to sell people on. i got lost because i still felt there ergency. heard there was ergency from the admin. saw no ergency. but if the square dancing works out in our favor then by all means continue mr. bush.

needs · Mar 11, 2003

Originally posted by irishFS1921
we don't listen to them now. but when they get dressed up and make posters and wander around in the streets listening to guys like martin sheen their voice "should be heard from the highest mountain"

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I just wonder how much of the support for an attack on Iraq is based on the misapprehension (so far as all informantion shows) that Hussein was directly involved in the 9/11 attacks.

MikeLastort2 · Mar 11, 2003

Originally posted by needs
I just wonder how much of the support for an attack on Iraq is based on the misapprehension (so far as all informantion shows) that Hussein was directly involved in the 9/11 attacks.
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I think the majority of pro-attack Iraq folks think there's a proven connection to 9/11. So does Bush, and he's cynically using that belief to his advantage.

irishFS1921 · Mar 11, 2003

Originally posted by needs
I just wonder how much of the support for an attack on Iraq is based on the misapprehension (so far as all informantion shows) that Hussein was directly involved in the 9/11 attacks.
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probably the same amount of people who got on board with the france boycott.

irishFS1921 · Mar 11, 2003

Originally posted by MikeLastort2
I think the majority of pro-attack Iraq folks think there's a proven connection to 9/11. So does Bush, and he's cynically using that belief to his advantage.
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blair tries to sell it more than bush does.

superdave · Mar 11, 2003

Originally posted by needs
I just wonder how much of the support for an attack on Iraq is based on the misapprehension (so far as all informantion shows) that Hussein was directly involved in the 9/11 attacks.
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I'd love to see poll which only uses the responses of people who know the truth about Iraq and 9/11. I'd be very surprised if that sub-sample wasn't strongly against the war. But it'd be damn interesting to see.