While the 4th Branch of the US government (the media) would have us believe that the majority of the West - indeed, the world - supports their war on terror, the polls say otherwise. If we are citizens of democratic societies, why are our opinions largely (read: entirely) ignored? There seems to be overwhelming international opposition for the wars - both prior to and presently. Listed within are Gallup, World Public Opinion and Harris Interactive polls, expressing different opinions concerning the wars, but these are by no means the only resources available.
Several of these polls, far from supporting the subject of this blog, instead expose the grip of the media over the majority of US and Western opinion. The individual polls and graphs are too numerous to list, so instead, please investigate the results on your own, using any of the resources listed:
- Gallup
- Iraq (1,2,3,4)
- 9 Key Questions About Public Opinion (2002)
- Americans Uncertain About Iraq Threat (2003)
- Was US Involvement in Iraq a Mistake? (2004)
- Negative Attitudes Prove Hard to Change (2005)
- Support Remains Divided (2005)
- Americans Say Iran is Greatest Threat (2006)
- American Public Opinion (2006)
- 3/4 Americans Think Civil War in Iraq Likely (2007)
- Key Points on Public Opinion (2007)
- Confidence in a Clear Plan for Iraq (2007)
- High Point in Opposition (2007)
- How Do Americans Define Success in Iraq? (2007)
- Discontent With US Global Position Hits Record High (2008)
- Security in Iraq After Americans Pullout (2009)
- Optimism in Iraq, Less in Afghanistan (2009)
- US Image in Middle East/North Africa (2009)
- Afghanistan
- Slim Majority Supports Anti-Terrorist Action in Afghanistan/Pakistan (2007)
- Americans Prioritize Afghanistan Over Iraq (2008)
- Americans Against Sending More Troops to Afghanistan (2009)
- Afghan Opinion on US Troops (2009)
- Afghan Opinion of Karzai (2009)
- Few Voting-Age Afghans Confident in Fair Vote (2009)
- North Korea as Greater Threat Than Iran (2009)
- World Public Opinion
- Americans Support Due-Process for Terrorism Suspects (2006)
- World Public Believes Iraq War has Increased Global Terrorism Threat (2006)
- World Majority Want Troops Out of Iraq (2007)
- Iranians Overwhelmingly Reject Osama bin Laden (2007)
- No World Consensus On Who Was Behind 9/11 (2008)
- Iraq Public Opinion of US Presence (2008)
- World Publics Reject Torture (2008)
- US Public Says Government Leaders Should Pay Attention to Polls (2008)
- 17/21 Nations Say Governments Should Put International Law Ahead of National Interest (2009)
- World Publics Favor International Observers for Elections (2009)
- World Criticism of US Foreign Policy (2009)
- World Muslim Opinion of al-Qaeda (2009)
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