52% Say Iraq Part of Terror War
Fifty-two percent (52%) of Americans say that the War with Iraq is part of the broader War on Terror. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 41% take the opposite view and believe that it is a diversion from the Terror War. Forty-six percent (46%) believe that establishing a free and peaceful Iraq is more important than capturing Osama bin Laden. Forty percent (40%) believe capturing bin Laden is more important. Eighty-three percent (83%) of voters believe it is "somewhat" or "very" important for Iraq to have elections as scheduled in January.
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