Tuesday, July 01, 2003

Another Poll

From the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, this AP report emphasizes the issue of the Saddam-9/11 link.

Seven in 10 people in a poll say the Bush administration implied that Iraq and its leader Saddam Hussein were involved in the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States.

And a majority, 52 percent, say they believe the United States has found clear evidence in Iraq that Saddam was working closely with the al-Qaida terrorist organization.

At least the number of Americans who believe we've found evidence of WMD in Iraq is down to 23% from its previous 34%.

Perhaps the most hopeful news:

The number who want the United Nations to take a leadership role in Iraq has grown from 50 percent in April to 64 percent now.

Maybe our fellow Americans are beginning to remember their pre-war skepticism about this administration's notion of aggressive, in your face, yet prickly, easily aggrieved unilateralism being synonymous with strong leadership.