BUSH SUPPORTERS MISLED

A new study by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) shows
that supporters of President Bush hold wildly inaccurate views about the
world. For example, "a large majority [72 percent] of Bush supporters
believe that before the war Iraq had weapons of mass destruction."[1] Most
Bush supporters [57 percent] also believe that the recently released report
by Charles Duelfer, the administration's hand-picked weapons inspector,
concluded Iraq either had WMD or a major program for developing them.[2] In
fact, the report concluded "Saddam Hussein did not produce or possess any
weapons of mass destruction for more than a decade before the U.S.-led
invasion" and the U.N. inspection regime had "curbed his ability to build
or develop weapons."[3]

According to the study, 75 percent Bush supporters also believe "Iraq was
providing substantial support to al Qaeda."[4] Most Bush supporters [55
percent] believe that was the conclusion of the 9/11 commission.[5] In
fact, the 9/11 commission concluded there was no "collaborative
relationship" between al-Qaeda and Iraq.[6]

Bush supporters also hold inaccurate views about world public opinion of
the war in Iraq and a range of Bush's foreign policy positions.[7]

Sources:

1. "The Separate Realities of Bush and Kerry Supporters," Program on
International Policy Attitudes, 10/21/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2103488&l=64458.
2. Ibid, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2103488&l=64458.
3. "Iraq's Illicit Weapons Gone Since Early '90s, CIA Says," Los Angeles
Times, 10/07/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2103488&l=64459.
4. "The Separate Realities of Bush and Kerry Supporters," Program on
International Policy Attitudes, 10/21/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2103488&l=64458.
5. Ibid, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2103488&l=64458.
6. "Al Qaeda-Hussein Link Is Dismissed," Washington Post, 6/17/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2103488&l=64460.
7. "The Separate Realities of Bush and Kerry Supporters," Program on
International Policy Attitudes, 10/21/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2103488&l=64458.

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