Poll: Iraq War Affecting Economic Downturn, Say 9 In 10

According to a new poll by CBS News, 89% of Americans think that the Iraq War has contributed to the country's economic problems. Americans surveyed ranked the war immediately behind the economy as the most pressing problems faced by the nation:

HOW MUCH HAS THE IRAQ WAR CONTRIBUTED TO U.S. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS?

A lot: 67%
Some: 22%
Not much/not at all: 10

Read the entire poll (pdf).

Comments

[unclebucky]

I guess 3 trillion dollars misdirected would impact the economy.

Too bad.

Ugh. --UB.

[MikeMidCity]

Nothing at all to do with a 9 or 10 trillion dollar debt, nothing at all.

Bush was worse then a drunken gambling addict in Vegas with someone else's company credit card.

First he ran through the money in his pocket, the volunteer force, then he hired thugs off the street at five times the cost with a credit card to be paid for by people who are not even born yet.

Now the talk is a ninety year occupation. When will we stop digging our economic grave?

[atila]

wow! we are pretty slow but finally some common sense...

[rrafiringa]

One of my clients is a brokerage company, they have the financial channel on, and the war is rarely ever mentioned there as a factor in the economy. I think that's just dumb.

[Countess]

It has taken many years but finally people now understand that Bush's and Clinton's war in Iraq is a disaster in more ways than one.

[robXdion]

And yet close to 48% will still vote for McCain.

[MetryJen]

Yes, this is the part where I get baffled as well. I can only hope that once the primary is settled we can get down to the business of exposing exactly why McCain is not in the country's best interests, and get these people to realize what's really going on.

[Gma11]

This is a connection that Obama has to make over and over again. --Last I saw the two wars together are CURRENTLY costing every American household $138 a month.

[AdLib]

Don't believe it, those poll numbers make as much sense as the ones prior to January that had Hillary winning the Dem nomination by 25%-30%.

[PragmaticProgressive]

OK- Who are the 10% that say the Iraq war is not affecting the US economic problems?

I would assume that they either
a)cannot read/live in a cave OR
b) are the heads of corporations like Haliburton & Blackwater.

[anthonylee]

Or c) married to, or benefiting financially from the War spending.

[drkazmd65]

Or d) Have their heads up either their own, Bush's or Cheney's ass.

Perhaps all of the above at the same time (A pretty neat - if disgusting - trick).

[marinade]

Lindsay Graham gets all excited about a winning outcome in Iraq. Our sorry economy is the outcome. The surge will not fix it.