LAT: Most Voters Say It Was Not Worth Going to War in Iraq [View All]

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http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/timespoll/la-na-iraqpoll11jun11,1,1905587,print.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Most U.S. voters now say it was not worth going to war in Iraq, but an overwhelming majority reject the idea of setting a deadline to withdraw all U.S. forces from the country, according to a new Times Poll.

Though the survey found voters increasingly worried that America is becoming ensnarled in Iraq and pessimistic that a democratic government will take root there, less than 1 in 5 said America should withdraw all its forces within weeks. And less than 1 in 4 endorse the idea advanced by some Democratic-leaning foreign policy experts and liberal groups to establish a specific date for withdrawal.

"I never thought we should go to war in Iraq," said Anne Wardwell, a retired museum curator in Cleveland who responded to the poll. "But I think we have to see it through, because if we don't, it is going to be a disaster in the region."

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The poll underscores how attitudes about the war loom as a dividing line in the presidential election. Among those who believe the threat from Iraq justified war, Bush leads Kerry, 83% to 13%. Among those who now believe the war was not justified, Kerry leads, 84% to 11%