Harris Poll: Half Of Americans Still Believe Iraq Had WMD
This is just...mind boggling insanity. How can this many people believe in something that is the equivalent of believing in The Wizard Of OZ? Let's not also forget over 60% believe Saddam/Iraq had ties with Al Qaeda.
Just fucking unbelievable. The media sure do a good job of informing the public of GOP talking points. But not facts.
By E&P Staff Published: July 25, 2006 10:40 AM ET
NEW YORK Despite several years of official and press reports to the contrary, a new Harris poll finds that half of adult Americans still believe that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (WMD) when the United States invaded the country in 2003.This is actually up from 36% last year, a Harris poll finds. The polling company itself called this "surprising" -- considering that no WMD were ever found and U.S. inspectors have confirmed the non-existence of active weapons. In early summer, there were reports that 500 shells once containing mustard or sarin gas nerve agents were found buried long ago in Iraq but they were judged by experts and military officials as decrepit and useless by 2003.
In another finding wildly diverging from most expert opinion and media reports, Harris found that 64% said Saddam Hussein had "strong links" with al-Qaeda, up from 62% in October 2004. The poll of 1,020 adults was conducted July 5 to 11 and has a margin of error of three percentage points.
Just fucking unbelievable. The media sure do a good job of informing the public of GOP talking points. But not facts.
By E&P Staff Published: July 25, 2006 10:40 AM ET
NEW YORK Despite several years of official and press reports to the contrary, a new Harris poll finds that half of adult Americans still believe that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (WMD) when the United States invaded the country in 2003.This is actually up from 36% last year, a Harris poll finds. The polling company itself called this "surprising" -- considering that no WMD were ever found and U.S. inspectors have confirmed the non-existence of active weapons. In early summer, there were reports that 500 shells once containing mustard or sarin gas nerve agents were found buried long ago in Iraq but they were judged by experts and military officials as decrepit and useless by 2003.
In another finding wildly diverging from most expert opinion and media reports, Harris found that 64% said Saddam Hussein had "strong links" with al-Qaeda, up from 62% in October 2004. The poll of 1,020 adults was conducted July 5 to 11 and has a margin of error of three percentage points.
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