majority says iraq war made us less safe

so Americans finally wake up and smell the coffee. the war made us less safe. so much for even that weak rationale put forward after Bush's minions failed to turn up any WMD's in Iraq. over 1800 US troops dead, thousands more maimed for life, 100,000 Iraqis dead, a country ruined, $300+ billion spent; and it made us LESS safe.

Most Americans say Iraq war has made US more vulnerable to terrorism: poll
Tue Aug 9, 9:53 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - By a record 57-34 percent margin, most Americans believe the
Iraq war has made their country more vulnerable to terrorist attacks, according to a poll.

And by a 56-41 percent margin, Americans believe some or all US troops should be withdrawn from Iraq -- a record 33 percent said all troops should be pulled out, according to the USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll.

By a 54-44 percent margin, the 1,004 adults polled by telephone August 5-7 said the Iraq War was a mistake and by a 56-43 percent margin, they felt the war was going badly.

The survey, which had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points, found that
President George W. Bush's approval rating was 45 percent -- one point higher than his lowest score -- and his disapproval rating 51 percent.
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