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59 percent call Iraq war mistake |
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 |
(UPI) - Five years into the Iraq war, 59 percent of Americans say it was "a mistake," a Gallup poll indicates. Fifty-four percent of those contacted said history will remember the conflict as a failure while 42 percent said they think it was a success. Public opinion, however, indicates 67 percent of those polled think Iraq, despite its many problems, will be better off in the long run than it was before the invasion. But, 53 percent said the Bush administration deliberately misled Americans over weapons of mass destruction, Forty-two percent disagree. The survey queried 2,021 adults Feb. 21-24. Pollsters say they are 95 percent confident the error margin was no more than 3 percentage points.
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