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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: rpm on December 21, 2004, 12:42:28 AM
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source (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=347784)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans now say the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, a view that has driven down the ratings of both President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday.
Fifty-six percent of those questioned, a new high, agreed that the cost of the war outweighs the benefits and is not worth it. That a gain of seven percentage points from a poll conducted in July.
Fifty-seven percent said they disapprove of the way Bush is handling the situation in Iraq and 53 percent disapprove of the way Rumsfeld is handling his job, according to the survey.
However, 60 percent said the Iraqi elections scheduled for late January should go forward regardless of the security situation.
The poll also found that despite growing dissatisfaction with Iraq, most Americans, 58 percent, still say U.S. forces should remain there until order is restored.
Several Republican lawmakers have expressed doubts about Rumsfeld's performance and some Democrats want him fired over his handling of the war. More than half of the poll respondents, 52 percent, also said Rumsfeld should be replaced.
Bush defended Rumsfeld at a news conference on Monday, saying the Pentagon chief is "doing a really fine job."
According to the poll, Bush's approval rating on Iraq dropped to 42 percent, down from 60 percent a year ago. Fewer than half said they believe there has been significant progress toward restoring order in Iraq, down from 51 percent last summer.
The ABC News/Washington Post telephone poll of 1,004 adults was conducted Dec. 16-19 and has a three-point margin of error.
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http://www.p-e-s-t.com
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I take it you did'nt see SNL. Santa isn't coming to "Dumb****istan". Santa said "trailer parks don't have chimneys anyway".
linky (http://www.wesroth.com/video/index.htm)
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I saw Fahrenheit 911 last night.
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I predict that this will be Bush's last term as president.
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Originally posted by ra
I predict that this will be Bush's last term as president.
you may be right
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Originally posted by ra
I predict that this will be Bush's last term as president.
I would not bet on this myself.
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It is rumored that a member of the Bush clan got rpm's sister in a family way a few years back.
lazs
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Originally posted by lazs2
It is rumored that a member of the Bush clan got rpm's sister in a family way a few years back.
lazs
was the product a humanzee?
http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf110/sf110p06html
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Bush approval rating on the rise:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/PollVault/story?id=1421748
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Originally posted by ra
I predict that this will be Bush's last term as president.
Well considering he's on his second term.....uh yeah state the obvious.
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Originally posted by storch
you may be right
But then again he may be wrong.
shamus
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the thing I hated about clinton was his absolute reliance on polls to make decisions. A good president is one that does what he thinks is right and sticks by his decision once he has made it. I have spent much of my life in the minority when it come to my political views so to have a president who is unpopular is almost my natural preference, it means that something is, most likely, being done correctly...or at least in the instance of Iraq and the war against AlQaeda, things are being done in a manner that I approve of.
If I could vote again for Bush, I most likely would considering the lack of decent prospects lining up on the opposing political platform.
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I hate to contradict myself, and Im not sure that I even am....but this was on the bbc this afternoon:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4544444.stm
Not that I trust the bbc, because I do not. Take in as much as you can, I say.......from ALL available resources, then filter out the 90% crap and do the math......
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IN
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"I'll have a blue christmas without you"
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Originally posted by beet1e
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You're alittle late, mate! The thread is a year old, Mr. Obvious.
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Originally posted by Yeager
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I hate to contradict myself, and Im not sure that I even am....but this was on the bbc this afternoon:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4544444.stm
Not that I trust the bbc, because I do not. Take in as much as you can, I say.......from ALL available resources, then filter out the 90% crap and do the math......
nothing serious.. Uk is just trying to save own butt by state run media, whitch is supposed to promote UK's fallen glory. :D
"look look ... americans like it more and more... you see we are on the right side" :rofl
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Originally posted by rpm
The ABC News/Washington Post telephone poll of 1,004 adults was conducted Dec. 16-19 and has a three-point margin of error.
1004 adults on the phone wow... thats realy something :cool:
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OK, who's been digging in my closet?
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Originally posted by rpm
OK, who's been digging in my closet?
It's an easy guess considering your location ;)