War Was A Mistake, World Is More Dangerous

Reuters reports on the latest USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll released on Thursday:

"For the first time since the start of the war in Iraq, a majority of Americans now say the U.S.-led invasion was a mistake... Amid continuing violence in Iraq and questions about the justification for the war, 54 percent of the 1,005 Americans polled said it was a mistake to send U.S. troops into Iraq, compared with 41 percent who held that view three weeks ago.

The findings mark the first time since Vietnam that a majority of Americans has called a major deployment of U.S. forces a mistake, USA Today reported on its Web site. In addition, the poll found that for the first time a majority also said the war in Iraq has made the United States less safe from terrorism. Fifty-five percent said the war has increased U.S. vulnerability, compared to a December poll in which 56 percent said the war made the United States safer... "

A Washington Post/ABC poll draws similar conclusions: "Fewer than half of those surveyed -- 47 percent -- say the war in Iraq was worth fighting, while 52 percent say it was not, the highest level of disapproval recorded in Post-ABC News polls. Seven in 10 Americans surveyed now say there has been an ''unacceptable" level of casualties in Iraq, up six points from April."

Interestingly, a FOX NEWS poll released on the same day shows that "the public’s belief that going to war with Iraq was the right thing to do is holding steady." Indeed, the FOX NEWS poll finds a majority believes "there was a partnership between Saddam and Al Qaeda, and that military action abroad is necessary." What's more, FOX says Bush is actually pulling ahead of Kerry! Says a lot about Rupert Murdoch's FOX (ahem!) "news", really.