Poll: Most in U.S. say Iraq war not worthwhile

[trancepriest]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A majority of Americans do not believe it was worth going to war in Iraq, a national poll reported Tuesday.

Fifty-seven percent of those polled said they did not believe it was worth going to war, versus 41 percent who said it was, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of 1,006 adults.

That was a drop in support from February, when 48 percent said it was worth going to war and half said it was not.

It's also the highest percentage of respondents who have expressed those feelings and triple the percentage of Americans who said that it was not worth the cost shortly after the war began about two years ago.

The new poll question, asked by telephone on April 29-May 1, had a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

Asked how things are going for the United States in Iraq, 56 percent said "badly" or "very badly," up from 45 percent in March.

Forty-two percent said "well" or "very well," down from 52 percent in March.

The margin of error for that question was plus or minus 3 percentage points.

Americans appeared evenly divided over whether the decision to send U.S. troops to Iraq was a mistake, with 49 percent saying yes and 48 percent saying no. The sampling error was plus or minus 5 points.

Early Tuesday, the U.S. military found the body of a pilot from one of two missing Marine Corps F/A-18 jets that Navy officials believe collided while flying in operations in Iraq. (Full story)

The number of U.S. troops who have died in the Iraq war stands at 1,587, according to the military.

A poll conducted in February showed that the January 30 Iraqi elections produced a bump in President Bush's approval rating. In that poll, 55 percent of Americans said the Iraq war was not a mistake. (Full story)

Political negotiations since then have delayed the formation of a new government.

But on Tuesday, Iraqi politicians were putting the finishing touches on the nation's new Cabinet, with Shiite Arab leader Ibrahim al-Jaafari sworn in as prime minister.

More than 100 Iraqis, most of them security forces and civilians, have died in insurgent attacks since last Thursday, when Iraq's transitional National Assembly approved a partial Cabinet list.

[web_norah]

but the president thinks it's all good

[JMT]

a majority also says tiesto is the #1 dj in the world.

[web_norah]

and Tijs plays Disneyland raves :P

[JMT]

Originally Posted by trancepriest

[quote author=JMT link=board=6;threadid=15431;start=0#msg180156 date=1115155942]
and tiesto is the #1 dj in the world.

I secretly pray for the draft. 8)
[/quote]

to who?

[web_norah]

this thread just went ape shit.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by trancepriest

[quote author=JMT link=board=6;threadid=15431;start=0#msg180160 date=1115156264]
to who?

The Marine Corps War God. WAR Bring it! HaHa.. the joy of seeing ya'll easy living motherfuckers in the trenches.
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step away from the glue please.

[Devilicious]

Originally Posted by trancepriest

[quote author=JMT link=board=6;threadid=15431;start=0#msg180156 date=1115155942]
and tiesto is the #1 dj in the world.

I secretly pray for the draft. 8)
[/quote]

I heard an interesting piece on NPR regarding this not too long ago. One bold democratic senator has the guts to stand up for what he believes and say that yes, he does support a draft.

The reason? Because when that happens the rich folks' kids have to face the prospect of going to war like the low-income minorities who are being targeted by the military today. We all know money is power; the people with the money have the power, and those people won't let their kids die for a war that is trivial or simply for the special interest of our president.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by Talmagelisabeth

[quote author=trancepriest link=board=6;threadid=15431;start=0#msg180159 date=1115156072]
[quote author=JMT link=board=6;threadid=15431;start=0#msg180156 date=1115155942]
and tiesto is the #1 dj in the world.

I secretly pray for the draft. 8)
[/quote]

I heard an interesting piece on NPR regarding this not too long ago. One bold democratic senator has the guts to stand up for what he believes and say that yes, he does support a draft.

The reason? Because when that happens the rich folks' kids have to face the prospect of going to war like the low-income minorities who are being targeted by the military today. We all know money is power; the people with the money have the power, and those people won't let their kids die for a war that is trivial or simply for the special interest of our president.
[/quote]


i dont see how that is that standing up for what one believes if the sole purpose is only to 'one-up the rich folk'.

[web_norah]

i am a little confused too

elaborate on the draft and rich people having to do with each other

i understand the rich usually dont end up going in the trenches or in the army....but something there isnt well formulated