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Article: 50 percent of U.S. says Iraq had WMDs; Poll finds 'surprising' shift in view.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 25, 2006
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Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Half of Americans now say Iraq had weapons of mass destruction when the United States invaded the country in 2003 up from 36 percent last year, a Harris poll finds. Pollsters deemed the increase both "substantial" and "surprising" in light of persistent press reports to the contrary in recent years.
The survey did not speculate on what caused the shift in opinion, which supports President Bush's original rationale for going to war. Respondents were questioned in early July after the release of a Defense Department intelligence report that revealed coalition forces recovered 500 aging chemical weapons ...