I guess to day is a day for polls. This one has to do with the homefront and it seems that despite all efforts made by the Media and the Left to discredit Bush and the War in Iraq, people decide the facts for themselves. As a result, a new Harris poll finds
Seventy-two percent believe that the Iraqis are better off now than they were under Saddam Hussein (slightly down from February 2005 when 76 percent said this was true).
I guess they do pay attention even when a story doesn't make it to the New York Times.
Sixty-four percent say it is true that Saddam Hussein had strong links to Al Qaeda (the same as 64% in February 2005).
But people are not wearing rose-colored glasses either
By 56 to 37 percent, a majority is not confident that Iraq will be successful in developing a stable and reasonably democratic government. This has improved slightly from November 2005, when a larger 61 to 32 majority felt this way.
By 58 to 41 percent, a clear majority does not think that invading Iraq has helped to reduce the threat of another terrorist attack against the United States. This is similar to the 61 to 39 percent majority that felt this way in April 2005.
There is no doubt that there is and has always been great risk involved with regards to bringing democracy to the Middle East and this is not lost on people. And just so you know, if we do manage to pull it off, many people are not under the illusion that we will be thanked, or credited, for the success.
Just over half (55%) think history will give the U.S. credit for bringing freedom and democracy to Iraq (down substantially from 64% in February 2005).
So it goes...
