Do Americans support the war in Iraq?
34\% said they favored the war in Iraq, 65\% opposed, and 1\% was undecided. The margin of error was plus or minus 3\%. On August 6–8, CNN polled 1,029 adults nationwide. 33\% said they favored the war in Iraq, 64\% opposed, and 3\% was undecided.
How did the US justify the Iraq war?
Along with Iraq’s alleged development of weapons of mass destructions, another justification for invasion was the purported link between Saddam Hussein’s government and terrorist organizations, in particular al-Qaeda. In that sense, the Bush administration cast the Iraq war as part of the broader War on Terrorism.
Are there still American troops in Iraq?
About 2,500 American troops are in Iraq now, the embers of what was once a scorching and divisive war, now carefully scattered to protect a few strategic bases. For the next nine months, roughly 2,000 soldiers from First Brigade will take over much of that duty.
Was the Iraq War a success or failure?
Before 2014, however, the public generally viewed the Iraq War as successful, though views were mixed at times. A month before the last U.S. combat troops were withdrawn in December 2011, a majority of Americans (56\%) said the U.S. had mostly achieved its goals in Iraq, compared with a third saying it had failed.
What is the US doing in Iraq?
Since the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom– and with it, the active stage of the Iraq War– in 2010-2011, U.S. armed forces have gradually shifted their mission in Iraq from proactive, large-scale counterinsurgency operations to a training/advising role.
What happened to support for using military force in Iraq?
Support for the decision to use military force in Iraq had declined considerably over the course of the war and its aftermath. In late March 2003, a few days after the U.S. invasion, 71\% supported the decision to use military force, while just 22\% said it was the wrong decision.
Was the war in Iraq a right or wrong decision?
In late March 2003, a few days after the U.S. invasion, 71\% supported the decision to use military force, while just 22\% said it was the wrong decision. Just a year later, the share saying the war in Iraq was the right decision fell to 55\%. By the beginning of 2005, opinion about the use of U.S. force was divided (47\% right, 47\% wrong).