Pictures of saddam hussein capture8/8/2023 HAVE WON IN IRAQ IF SADDAM IS NEVER CAPTURED OR KILLED? could not win the war if Saddam Hussein were never captured or killed, up 20 points from April, when 42 percent said that.īEFORE THE CAPTURE: WILL THE U.S. Immediately before that happened, six in ten Americans said the U.S. In recent months, Americans were becoming increasingly concerned that victory in Iraq would require Saddam's capture. The rest of the public divides over whether terrorist threats against the U.S. Six in ten think capturing the former Iraqi dictator will make no difference in the terrorist threats against the U.S. troops will now decrease than expect them to increase.ĪS A RESULT OF CAPTURING SADDAM, THE FOLLOWING THREATS WILL: troops in Iraq, and more think the attacks on U.S. Half say it will not make any difference in the attacks against U.S. However, the public expresses mixed views on the impact of Saddam's capture. IS SADDAM INVOLVED IN THE ATTACKS ON U.S. They still believe that the former dictator was behind those attacks. could not win the war in Iraq without capturing or killing the former Iraqi dictator. troops in Iraq continued, a large majority of the American public believed that Saddam Hussein was behind these attacks - and they also believed that the U.S. In the days leading up to Saddam Hussein's capture, as attacks against U.S. SADDAM HUSSEIN'S ROLE IN TERROR AND TROOP ATTACKS troops should remain in Iraq until Iraq is stable, and 40 percent said U.S. In the four days prior to Saddam Hussein's capture, 54 percent thought U.S. should turn things over to the Iraqis as soon as possible, even if it means Iraq is not stable. troops to stay in Iraq as long as it takes, while 35 percent think the U.S. These estimates are mostly unchanged since last summer.Īmericans support keeping the troops in Iraq as long as it takes to ensure stability in the country, and the capture has not changed that sentiment. troops will have to remain in Iraq for more than one year, with 43 percent expecting troops to stay at least two years. The capture of Saddam has not made Americans much more optimistic about the likelihood of troops leaving that country anytime soon. These assessments are unchanged since July. that required immediate military action: 44 percent now think so, but 37 percent think Iraq was a threat that could have been contained without military action, and 15 percent don't think Iraq was a threat to the U.S. DO THE RIGHT THING IN TAKING MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ?īut the public disagrees on whether Iraq posed a threat to the U.S. did the right thing these numbers were similar immediately before Saddam Hussein was captured.ĭID THE U.S. A majority still believes that the United States did the right thing in getting militarily involved in Iraq. That rose to 44 percent after Saddam's capture.įor most Americans, the war remains the right thing to have begun. Beforehand, 39 percent said the result of the war was worth the costs, the lowest number ever on this question. Overall evaluations of the result of the war (in a question that did not mention Saddam Hussein) also improved after the capture. However, the current level of support is still lower than it was in May. Less than half said that removing Saddam from power was worth the cost.īut in the polling conducted in the two days since Saddam Hussein's capture, 54 percent say removing Saddam Hussein from power was worth the costs of war, including the loss of American lives. Immediately before the capture of Saddam Hussein, the public offered its lowest assessments ever of whether the war was worth it. capture of Saddam came at a time of declining domestic support for the war in Iraq.
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