On Iraq, US public trusts neither party

[ECH1969]

Pessimistic about prospects for peace, yet wary about walking away from a war that has already cost many lives, the US public seems conflicted and worried about the future of American involvement in Iraq.

Whether the war is "straining the psyche of the country," as President Bush said on Monday, is open to debate. But if nothing else, voters overall seem to reject the certainties offered by both political parties about the proper course of action. They see Iraq as something steeped in shades of gray.

In historical terms, voter attitudes about the US involvement in Iraq are comparable to the doubts many had about American intervention in the Balkans during the Clinton administration, according to Ms. Bowman of AEI. But they are far short of the positive support generated by the Gulf War of George HW Bush's presidential term.

In general, the overall poll numbers on Iraq may mask a deep political divide over the issue. "Both perceptions of progress and opinions about what to do remain highly polarized along partisan lines," concludes the new Pew Research report.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0823/p01s02-usfp.html

[leftchick]

1. like I would listen to anyone from AEI

neocon central.

[Jacobin]

2. AEI...Bwaahahaha

They are conflicted about the Balkans thingy? Just because it was Clinton?

What a bunch of malarky.

The public doesn't 'trust' either the republicans or the democrats on IraqNam because there is no easy way out. Its gonna be a clusterfuck and a bloodbath regardless of which way we go.

Bush's War. Bush's War. Bush's War