Whites & Republicans Feel Iraq Invasion "worth it"

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<p>While it is probable that the support has fallen further in the last month, this is an interesting poll. With the lower middle class doing the fighting, a breakdown by income would have also been interesting.</p>

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<p>Gallup Finds 53% Feel Iraq War Not Worth It; Will Media Probe Why?</p>

<p>By Greg Mitchell</p>

<p>Published: April 20, 2005 10:20 AM ET</p>

<p>NEW YORK With the conflict in Iraq seemingly stabilizing, a new government elected and American deaths declining, media coverage has dropped considerably. Perhaps that is partly based on feeling the public now has a more favorable view of U.S. involvement there. But a new Gallup poll, released Wednesday, firmly disputes that.</p>

<p>It found that only 45% of all Americans now feel the Iraq invasion was “worth it,” with 53% saying it wasn’t. Nearly 8 in 10 Republicans, 79%, say it was worth going to war, while just 19% say it was not worth it. Among Democrats, only 17% say it was worth it and 82% say it was not. The divide among political independents is not as wide: a third, 36%, say it was worth going to war, while 61% say it was not.”</p>

<p>Yet there has been very little press coverage of why, in light of some positive developments in Iraq, this is true.</p>

<p>Gallup reported: “Levels of support vary by political party, race, and age. Democrats are much less likely than Republicans to say it was worth going to war in Iraq. …</p>

<p>Other breakdowns: Whites say it was worth it by a 50%-to-48% margin, while non-whites rate it 26% OK and 72% not. The youngest segment polled, and the oldest, were most opposed. A majority of 18- to 29-year-olds, and a majority of Americans aged 65 and older, think it was not worth going to war. Americans between the ages of 30 and 64 are more evenly split</p>

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<p>The Army recently admitted to being very “concerned” about the sharp decline in black enlistment. Historically, blacks have made up 25% (overrepresentation) of new recruits. However, this has been trending downward over the past decade. It is expected to stabilizeat about 12%, which is in line with the black population in the US. </p>

<p>White enlistment has also declined.</p>

<p>Polls have shown that the reason for the black decline is lack of support for the mission. The reason for white decline is fear of being killed. </p>

<p>Wonder what they’re going to do about it. They’ve already tried making the incentives more attractive, to no avail.</p>