Support for War in Iraq Hits New Low
Some significant details from the poll:
54% disapprove of Bush's handling of the war, including 44% who strongly disapprove;
45% think the war has destabilized the region while only 24% believe it has helped to stabilize it;
65% believe that the international image of the US has been hurt by the war, as opposed to 10% who believe it has helped our reputation;
Overall job approval ratings in military households and among veterans dropped from 56% to an even 48%-48% approval/disapproval split.
Meanwhile, insurgents exploded a truck bomb near the Australian embassy in Baghdad and attacked other areas with at least three car bombs, killing at least 26. This comes less than two weeks before planned elections.
All this is just days after Bush claimed a mandate for his Iraq policy in his reelection. "We had an accountability moment, and that's called the 2004 elections," Bush said on January 14. "The American people listened to different assessments made about what was taking place in Iraq, and they looked at the two candidates, and chose me."
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