Poll: Public Rejects Using Military Force to Promote Democracy; Rejects Democratization as Rationale for Iraq War

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: September 29, 2005 | Copyright information

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Program on International Policy Attitudes:

A new poll finds a majority of Americans reject the idea of using military force to promote democracy. Only 35 percent favored using military force to overthrow dictators. Less than one in five favored the US threatening to use military force if countries do not institute democratic reforms.

The effort to promote democracy in Iraq is generating little enthusiasm. Seventy-four percent (including 60 percent of Republicans) said that the goal of overthrowing Iraq's ...

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