CBS Poll: Was Iraq War Worth It? [View All]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/13/opinion/polls/main568108.shtml

A majority of Americans, 55%, continues to believe that removing Saddam Hussein was a worthwhile effort, despite its costs. This has not changed in the past month, though it remains down from the 65% of Americans who thought so in May.

But when asked to evaluate the overall results of the war so far, Americans are split, with nearly half saying those results have not been worth the costs.

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Although U.S. and coalition forces continue their efforts to bring stability and order to Iraq, Americans are increasingly unlikely to say those efforts are going well. While 53% say the U.S. efforts are going well today, that is down from 60% who thought so last month, and down even more from the 72% who thought things were going well in May.

Partisans hold different assessments on the state of affairs in Iraq: nearly three-quarters of Republicans say things are going well (though only 10% of them say things are going “very well”) while 57% of Democrats believe things are going badly.