Is Bush popular with American public after invading Iraq?
367114
so many comments made by us citizens here show that he is not popular there; its weird because right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks i saw a lot of them wanting war (somewhat a revenge for the attacks), whereas now they disapprove of Bush's policy and war in Iraq. they wanted war, its not going well and they blame Bush for everything now. make up your mind people
857986
yes\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/10_october/06/bush.shtml
956690
No.  He's lost the support of fiscal conservatives with his spendthrift ways, Christian conservatives have soured on him, and others are turned off by the Iraq War.  Frankly, I don't believe it when I hear he has an approval rating around 40%.  I think it's really more like 10%.
47360
Probably not (and no, that was not a stab at President Bush himself).  Many American's probably couldn't even name the president 30 years ago, let alone any individual act that he did -- and contrary to popular belief the world was just as harrowing back then as it was now.  So unless something truly dramatic happens (mankind reaches Mars during his term, for example), he'll just go down as just another American President.  And if you think 9/11 alone was significant enough to mark his place in history, how many of your can name the president during Pearl Harbor, an equally shocking event? (You'd be surprised how many people couldn't).
890774
David (above).. I'd like to make a small correction to your assumption, if I may.\n\n90+  percent of the UK population did not support the UK government in its decision to send UK troops into the Iraq invasion.  Hence, you can take it that the UK does _not_ support George Bush today, either.  His only real ally is Tony Blair, who is about to lose his position as Prime Minister mainly because of his support for Bush. If you were to read the serious political commentators, the leaders in many newspapers, discussions on TV and radio, and listen to the conversations of ordinary Brits, you would find that Geo Bush is not supported by the majority of UK people.   Indeed, it would be nonsensical to  support a person whose precipitous and misjudged action has destroyed a sovereign country (forget about Saddam being a bad person - there are plenty of places with wicked heads of state);  whose decisions have led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people; who has (according to his own intelligence people) made the threat of terrorism in the West much worse; who has increased the number of terrorist recruits way above that which existed prior to Iraq;  who has spent over $350 Billion of US taxpayers money on this fiasco of a war (and will probably end up by paying even more in order to rebuild Iraq); who has curtailed the civil freedom of his own countrymen, and who has made America not only hated more intensely by the Muslim world, but diminished its standing in the eyes of its Western friends.    No wonder he got a hammering yesterday!
110041
Bush has stretched the resources of the Army almost to the breaking point. He ordered the invasion of a country on a fictional pretense. Thousands of people have died and the\nU.S. is now hundreds of billions of dollars in debt. Other\nworld leaders deride him and wonder how he ever got re-elected,not to mention elected in the first place. The U.S.\nhas been embarassed in front of the world,even if Bush supporters lack the wit to realize it.\n\n NO. He's not a good President.
208498
since this year, major polling organizations have showed that george w. bush suffers from an overwhelming public disapproval rate. \n\nthe highest approval rating he received was 47% (with a disapproval rating of 50%) during the january 22 to 25 period conducted by Cook/RT Strategies. the worst rating he received so far was a 33% approval rating and a 57% disapproval rating conducted by Pew during the March 8 to 12 period, and a 60% disapproval rating (and a 37% approval rating) during the march 6-8 period conducted by AP-Ipsos and march 10-12 conducted by CNN/USA Today/Gallup (36% approval rating). you can see more trends at the pollingreport.com site.\n\nhttp://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm\n\nit is worthy to note that, except for the march 2-5 period, bush has not received an approval rating above 40% for the month of march. \n\n\nwhy did he get voted into office? methinks that the republican party is very popular in the central-midwest regions of the US, where bush focused on the issues of family values and security (antiterrorism)-- issues that strike the heart of the people there. there are more voters in those areas combined, compared the pacific and east coasts, which voted for the democratic party.\n\nbut now people are growing more aware of the unbelievable cost of the war on iraq (which is now worth $250.3 billion, as of this writing), the growing casualties, the revelation that there are no weapons of mass destruction found in iraq. hence, his popularity is sliding even among his voters.
633552
If we, the American people, had our way, we would pull every troop out of Iraq. Unfortunately, our President doesn't really care what the average citizen wants. That's why he has one of the lowest approval ratings in the history of this country. He does what he wants to do, and the whole world hates all of us for it.
474223
Throughout history superpowers always fall, rome france etc.\nI agree with the statement that there will be alot of backlash because of G.W. Bush. How many quote unquote Terrorists will spring up in Iraq because their familys have been killed in bombings by the U.S. military.\nImagine if we were occupied by China and they told us it was because George Bush is a terrorist with WMD's, but while trying to destroy the military they killed family and friends of yours....I know how i would respond, probably the same way so many "insurgents" or "terrorists" are reacting....I would do anything to try and help get these invaders to leave my country and stop killing my family friends and countrymen and women.\nI think this is the beginning of the end for our country, my only hope is that our next president has the power to make things better for the whole world not just us.I think if that happens we would have a chance to survive as a country.
741730
I think he will be remembered overall as the least popular President in the history of the United States, His legacy will also be one of causing Islamic extremism and hatred of the US to drastically increase, while at the same time destabilizing the middle east. He will also be remembered for helping to turn a budget surplus into a record deficit, encouraging industry to send jobs oversees, etc. History will not remember this man kindly.
169606
there is always a percentage or possibility, but I don't think so.  \n\nBush is a puppet for the wolfowitz doctrine and other high profile secret societies. He is not for the people, he is for corporations, and making money for him and his cronies. Not helping any of use americans. Bush is a good puppet.
1070647
do not over generalize....many "Americans" do not want this war. It is Bush and his minions that are doing this. Take a look at his approval ratings. I am American...I hate my government. I hate that we are in Iraq. I do feel like Bush made a huge mistake.
541550
Most scholars agree that president Bush is a good speaker who knows how to persuade his audience. The other thing is his work and his overall popularity...:)))\nI definitely like his speeches because he's often making fun of himself which is quite impossible to see in other  countries and other presidents...others are too serious.
1117193
This is the whole nature of President Bush's War On Terror. In the months following 9/11 President Bush could have asked us to do almost anything, I think. Instead he told us to go shopping and then in February he began beating the drum for the long-sought for War in Iraq.\n\nThe war isn't popular as it is. Most of us don't really have anything vested in it. I personally know ONE guy over there and he's not family. And that's when Bush has asked nothing from this country for the war---the money is borrowed from the Chinese, there's no rationing, no homefront commandos, no war bonds, no victory gardens, no raised taxes.  Supporting the war means paying lipservice and that's it. If you support the war it's because you also support the President and his "spend and borrow, and it's all about me" philosophy, which would naturally preclude actually doing something for the war effort.\n\n\n"Hmmm probably alot more than the anti war idiots, who do not have the guts to go to the middle east in person to kiss the terrorists *sses!"\n\nSweet Seductress,  that's a cheap shot. You know that  two-thirds of the American public does not want to "kiss the terrorists *sses!" or love terrorists in any way. I've seen other answers of yours and you're better than an answer like that.
913039
bush Jr is disliked by most of the people in the world. he second to ladden in some countries as per polls done by the guardian news papers. except UK, there is no friend to the USA .he is considered as danger to world peace even in countries like Israel and the UK.but it was not so in the case of Clinton.he did not take a brutal decision like invading Iraq without valid reason and caused for the deaths of  more than 600000 iraqis.
1138528
It's a respectable opinion, but realize that America already has a long history of being reluctant to go to war.  This is not something that we take lightly.  Your mindset seems like a better way to approach the issue, but many of our enemies will continue with their agenda regardless of what becomes of our actions.\n\n9/11 happened for this reason.  Being defensive and passive through the 90s did not work.  Taking the fight to anyone who sponsors or harbors terrorism is proving to be the best deterrent to future attacks.\n\n\nPresident Lincoln was ridiculed to the same extent as Bush in the media.  You can't even begin to imagine the number of casualties that mounted each day.  Though the war was unpopular at home and across the globe, Lincoln persevered. \n\nBush is no Lincoln and this is a different war, but the atmospheres the two presidents had to confront are hauntingly similar.  It shows that even though popular opinion might be dissenting against leadership during wartime, those that endure will succeed.
287193
There are a lot of people that support Bush.  They're about 33% of the American population.\n\n55% of American population can't find Iraq on a map.\n\n11% of Americans 18-24 cant find NEW YORK CITY on a map.\n\n60% of Americans don't know who their state's Senators are.\n\n....you get the idea.