All Bush ever does is give the same speech about Iraq. Every time there's another horrible turn of events, he makes a major address. But Americans aren't buying his spin campaign according to two new polls.
Harris Interactive, via Political Wire:
shows American sentiment about the situation in Iraq remains generally gloomy, with fewer than a quarter of Americans saying they are confident U.S. policies in Iraq will be successful."Rasmussen Reports:
"For the first time, a majority of Americans (53%) feels that military action in Iraq was the wrong thing to do... compared with 34% who feel it was right."
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans now say that getting U.S. soldiers home as soon as possible is more important than making sure "Iraq becomes a peaceful nation enjoying freedom and democracy." This is the first time that a majority of Americans have held that view.The more Bush speaks, the worse it gets.
The Rasmussen Reports survey also shows that just 38% insuring a peaceful and free Iraq is the top priority.