Some Voters Grow Skeptical of Iraq War
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Public opinion favored President Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq about 2-to-1 soon after Saddam Hussein's capture, but months of chaos and casualties have taken a heavy toll on public support for the war. Now the public is evenly divided on whether the war was the right thing to do or whether it was a mistake.
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Americans are tired of the Iraq war and doubt victory will ever come, but remained split over President George W. Bush's vow on Thursday to stay the course in Iraq despite a report showing limited progress.
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Voters are uneasy about Democrat John Kerry's ability to handle an international crisis and want to learn more about his plans for the future, a new poll found.
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Many undecided voters liked what they saw from John Kerry and were more than a little concerned about President Bush's performance in the first presidential debate &#151; but they still had questions about what Kerry would do in Iraq.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are offering U.S. voters and the world two starkly different views on Iraq. The incumbent tells skeptical foreign leaders the war is part of a global fight on terror and "there is no safety in looking away." The challenger wants allies to help find a way out.
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A few senators from President Bush's own party may determine the outcome of an Iraq war vote this week that would deal a blow to him. These Republicans, facing re-election in 2008, must weigh party loyalty and voters' anger at an unpopular war.
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Voters hold a critical view of President Bush's record, but they have reservations about Senator John Kerry, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
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President Bush said Thursday that many of his friends have doubts about the U.S. role in Iraq but he believes he made the right decision to invade and thinks voters will not deny him a second term even if they disagree with the war.
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Persuadable voters watching the presidential debates tended to give higher marks to Democrat John Kerry than President Bush, but many sound reluctant to make a final decision in the presidential race.
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The vote left in doubt the fate of a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bushâs troop buildup in Iraq.
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The faltering economy has caught the Iraq war as people's top worry, a national poll suggests, with the rapid turnabout already showing up on the presidential campaign trail and in maneuvering between President Bush and Congress.
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Members of Congress, including many who have traveled to Iraq to see the war for themselves, are wary about this weekend's election there and pondering such questions as whether Iraqi soldiers can be trained quickly enough to bring U.S. troops home soon.
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After two debates, voters have seen President Bush look peevish and heard him pass the buck. They've watched Sen. John Kerry deny he's a flip-flopper and then argue that Saddam Hussein was a threat &#151; and wasn't.
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Despite growing doubts, most Americans still support keeping U.S. military troops in Iraq until the country is stabilized, according to polls released Monday.
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Public support for the war in Iraq has fallen to a new low and Republican support is beginning to waver, a poll published Tuesday found. In the latest CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll, 69 percent of those polled believe things are going badly in Iraq, and anti-war sentiment among GOP respondents has suddenly increased.
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A majority of Americans say they feel hopeful about President Bush's second term, but those hopes are clouded by doubts about when the bloodshed in Iraq will end.
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WASHINGTON -- Many undecided voters liked what they saw from John Kerry and were more than a little concerned about President Bushâs performance in the first presidential debate -- but they still had questions about what Kerry would do in Iraq.