Two-thirds believe Bush has failed to make the case an attack would be justified
WASHINGTON – Despite a concerted effort by the Bush administration, more than two-thirds of Americans believe the president has failed to make the case that a war with Iraq is justified, according to a Los Angeles Times poll.
The overwhelming majority of respondents – 90% – said they do not doubt that Iraq is developing weapons of mass destruction. But in the absence of new evidence from U.N. inspectors, 72% of respondents, including 60% of Republicans, said the president has not provided enough evidence to justify starting a war with Iraq.
The results underscore the importance of the outcome of U.N. arms inspections underway in Iraq if the Bush administration expects to gain clear public support for an attack.
“How come they can show satellite photos of nuclear sites in Iran but they can’t find the same in Iraq?” asked Nancy Carolan, 52, a jewelry artist on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. “I don’t think they’re justified, but they are just going to do it anyway.”
The poll also indicates that Americans do not agree with the president’s argument that any error or omission in the arms declaration Iraq sent to the United Nations earlier this month is adequate to justify war.
Instead, 63% of respondents said war would be justified only if the United Nations finds a pattern of serious violations by Iraq. Just 22% agreed with the administration’s position; 6% said it would depend on the nature of the omissions; and 9% said they were not sure or declined to reply.
Almost six in 10 say it is unlikely that the U.N. inspectors will find Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.
Can’t justify Can’t proove Can only lie and cover the real agenda of this bombing campaign which is to kick start the lagging US economy with more oil and reconstruction projects in iraq!