Thursday, December 18, 2003
Uncommon common sense on the Saddam Capture story
Saddam Finally Captured: Democratic Primaries Rendered Pointless. Another blogger's take on the Saddam capture story including some hilarious predictions at 1115.org, the blog featuring "uncommon common sense."
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Poll: Saddam's capture boosts Bush's ratings. It was to be expected but it's disappointing to see how quickly and by how much the public's approval and disapproval of this war is swayed by individual events, even one as high profile as Saddam's capture, something that you had to assume was eventually likely to happen:
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Related reading:
Poll: Saddam's capture boosts Bush's ratings. It was to be expected but it's disappointing to see how quickly and by how much the public's approval and disapproval of this war is swayed by individual events, even one as high profile as Saddam's capture, something that you had to assume was eventually likely to happen:
Among poll respondents interviewed Monday and Tuesday, 63 percent said they approved of Bush's job performance, while 34 percent disapproved. The approval rating is Bush's highest since June and is a significant gain over his rating of 50 percent a month ago.And following on from the recent Iraqi army desertion problems comes this: "Desertions deplete Afghan Army: At the current pace, it will take until 2010 for the force to reach full strength - prolonging US Army stay." (CSMonitor.com)
By contrast, in a poll done Thursday to Saturday, before news of the capture broke, Bush's approval was 54 percent, with 43 percent expressing disapproval.
The poll also showed that Americans are increasingly supportive of, and optimistic about, the U.S. effort in Iraq.
About six out of 10 respondents said it was worth going to war. A majority also think Bush has a clear plan for Iraq and that the war has made the United States safer from terrorism. (CNN.com)
