There have been a lot of retrospective pieces about the Iraq war the past few weeks (before they were overtaken by commentaries about Margaret Thatcher), but Ole R. Holsti, the George V. Allen Professor of Political Science (Emeritus) at Duke University, has been looking at American attitudes on the Iraq […] Read more »
Ten Years On: American Public Opinion on the War in Iraq
… The 2012 Chicago Council Survey found that the legacy of the war in Iraq (and Afghanistan) appears to be strongly shaping the American public’s views of international engagement. … The 2012 Chicago Council Survey, as well as long- term trends from ABC News/Washington Post, show a majority of Americans […] Read more »
Majority thinks U.S. should have stayed out of Iraq
Today marks 10 years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and most Americans now say the U.S. should have avoided that conflict. Many Americans do not think the U.S. was successful in achieving its objectives there. Looking back, 54 percent of Americans think the U.S. should have stayed out of […] Read more »
59% say it was dumb to send troops to Iraq
Ten years after the start of the Iraq war, most Americans say the war was a mistake and that it was dumb to send U.S. troops into the conflict, according to a new national survey. And a CNN/ORC International poll released Tuesday also indicates that more than half of the […] Read more »
A Decade Later, Iraq War Divides the Public
A decade after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the public offers a divided judgment of the war: 46% say the U.S. has mostly succeeded in achieving its goals in Iraq, about as many (43%) say it has mostly failed. The public also is split over the original decision to use […] Read more »
On 10th Anniversary, 53% in U.S. See Iraq War as Mistake
Ten years have passed since the United States and its allies invaded Iraq, and it appears the majority of Americans consider this a regrettable anniversary. Fifty-three percent of Americans believe their country “made a mistake sending troops to fight in Iraq” and 42% say it was not a mistake. [cont.] […] Read more »