Yeah, that poll had me dumbstruck too. Sigh.
On the bright side, however (when it comes to people's sense of reality), the same poll also yielded some other findings:
- A majority (56%) thinks that spending huge sums of money to invade and occupy Iraq has meant that a lot less money has been available to protect the United States against another terrorist attack.
- six in 10 (61%) adults agree (59% in April 2005) that invading and occupying Iraq has motivated more Islamic terrorists to attack the United States.
- 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.
- 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).
- a large 68 to 28 majority thinks the United States is less respected around the world as a result of the invasion in Iraq.
See here:
Harris Poll: Belief that Iraq Had Weapons of Mass Destruction Has Increased Substantially
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