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MrPopup · 01-22-2003, 02:14 PM

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54% of American's fear Bush has itchy trigger finger
Associated Press

A majority of Americans ? 54 per cent ? say they fear the Bush administration will move too quickly to take military action against Iraq, according to a poll taken at a time administration officials are giving strong signals that war will be necessary to disarm Iraq.

Nearly four in 10 (39 per cent) said they are concerned the Bush administration will not move quickly enough, the poll by ABC News and The Washington Post found. Half said they are willing to give United Nations weapons inspectors at least a few more months to do their work.

Overall support for military action against Iraq has slipped from 62 per cent in December to 57 per cent now. Partisan differences sharply affect the amount of support for military action. Eight in 10 Republicans, 78 per cent, support the action, while only four in 10 Democrats support it. Just over half of independents, 55 per cent, support military action.

Public support for such action varies considerably when other factors such as the backing of allies, timing and the number of possible casualties are included.

The growing cautiousness about Iraq comes at the same time that people now disapprove of Bush's performance with the economy, with 43 per cent approving and 53 per cent disapproving ? the first time in this poll that a majority disapproved of his economic leadership.

Bush's overall approval rating is at 59 per cent; it has been in the 50s in several other recent polls.

Those findings suggest Bush has his work cut out for him in the upcoming State of the Union address next Tuesday. He must reassure people he has a successful strategy to turn the economy around and reassure them about his plans for Iraq.

People are evenly split about his handling of taxes and the federal budget and disapprove of his handling of health insurance. Seven in 10 approve of the way he's handling the campaign against terrorism.

Four in five want the Bush administration to pursue a diplomatic solution in the confrontation with North Korea over nuclear weapons.

The ABC-Post poll of 1,113 adults was taken Jan. 16-20 and has an error margin of plus or minus 3 per centage points.

01-22-2003, 02:14 PM
MrPopup Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: on the internet Posts: 3,783	"54% of American's fear Bush has itchy trigger finger" Wonder what the percentage of GFY users is?!?! ********************************* 54% of American's fear Bush has itchy trigger finger Associated Press A majority of Americans ? 54 per cent ? say they fear the Bush administration will move too quickly to take military action against Iraq, according to a poll taken at a time administration officials are giving strong signals that war will be necessary to disarm Iraq. Nearly four in 10 (39 per cent) said they are concerned the Bush administration will not move quickly enough, the poll by ABC News and The Washington Post found. Half said they are willing to give United Nations weapons inspectors at least a few more months to do their work. Overall support for military action against Iraq has slipped from 62 per cent in December to 57 per cent now. Partisan differences sharply affect the amount of support for military action. Eight in 10 Republicans, 78 per cent, support the action, while only four in 10 Democrats support it. Just over half of independents, 55 per cent, support military action. Public support for such action varies considerably when other factors such as the backing of allies, timing and the number of possible casualties are included. The growing cautiousness about Iraq comes at the same time that people now disapprove of Bush's performance with the economy, with 43 per cent approving and 53 per cent disapproving ? the first time in this poll that a majority disapproved of his economic leadership. Bush's overall approval rating is at 59 per cent; it has been in the 50s in several other recent polls. Those findings suggest Bush has his work cut out for him in the upcoming State of the Union address next Tuesday. He must reassure people he has a successful strategy to turn the economy around and reassure them about his plans for Iraq. People are evenly split about his handling of taxes and the federal budget and disapprove of his handling of health insurance. Seven in 10 approve of the way he's handling the campaign against terrorism. Four in five want the Bush administration to pursue a diplomatic solution in the confrontation with North Korea over nuclear weapons. The ABC-Post poll of 1,113 adults was taken Jan. 16-20 and has an error margin of plus or minus 3 per centage points. __________________ <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" bgcolor="#008000"><tr><td><font size=3>Gone</font></td></tr></table>