Support Grows for Australia Joining Iraq War--Poll

Yahoo News ^ | 2/22/03

[areafiftyone]

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A growing number of Australians support the country joining a war against Iraq, with or without the backing of the United Nations, according to a newspaper poll published on Sunday, a week after global anti-war demonstrations.

Twenty-four percent of respondents to the Sun-Herald/Taverner Research poll backed Australian involvement in military action against Iraq without U.N. approval, up from just six percent in an AC Nielsen poll four weeks ago, the Sun-Herald newspaper reported.

Around 67 percent of those surveyed said they would support Australia's involvement if it was backed by the United Nations, up from 62 percent a month ago, with the strongest support coming from male conservative voters.

The poll of 600 people conducted in New South Wales showed 29 percent objected to Australia joining a war on Iraq under any circumstances, down from 30 percent four weeks ago.

The Sun-Herald said the poll also showed 36 percent of those surveyed wanted conservative Prime Minister John Howard to stay until the end of his current term.

Howard, a staunch ally of the United States, has come under fire for sending 2,000 troops to join the U.S. and British military build-up facing Iraq before the U.N. has made any firm decision to take action.

Last week hundreds of thousands of peace protesters took to the streets of Australia's biggest cities as part of global demonstrations calling on the United States not to go to war with Iraq.

The Sun-Herald said Vice President Dick Cheney was due to visit Sydney and Canberra within the next six weeks to thank Australia for its support in the "war against terrorism."

[Conservative til I die]

Good. The Australians are a good ally.

[areafiftyone]

It took about 2 weeks for it to start sinking in. The world is finally realizing the anti-war protestors are communist/socialists and do not want democracy in the world. Pretty soon they will be history!

[UCFRoadWarrior]

I am sure a lot of Aussies havent forgot the terrorist attack in Bali....many Aussies were killed in that

[xzins]

They must not believe that the islamofascists hate them and their culture.

I guess a chem/bio attack will convince them that these people are not DEFENDING anything. They are on the offense.

[AlwaysLurking]

From article: "The Sun-Herald said Vice President Dick Cheney was due to visit Sydney and Canberra within the next six weeks to thank Australia for its support in the "war against terrorism.""


HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.... Cheney to visit Australia within the next six weeks.........does someone think the war will be over then??????????????

[areafiftyone]

Veeeeeery interesting!

[AlwaysLurking]

Yes....isn't it?????

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

People are waking up!

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

[Future Useless Eater]

February 2003
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Baghdad  SunSet  SunRise
23   11%  +7.3hrs	24   10%  +8.4hrs	25   9%  +9.2hrs	26   8%  +10.2hrs	27   6%  +11.2hrs	28   4%  Blackout	01   2%  Blackout	5:59pm   6:30am
March 2003
02   0%  Blackout	03   0%  Blackout	04   2%  -11.2hrs	05   4%  -10.2hrs	06   6%  -9.3hrs	07   8%  -8.4hrs	08   9%  -7.4hrs	6:04pm   6:22am
09   9%  -6.4hrs	10  10%  -5.4hrs	11  12%  -4.5hrs	12  15%  -3.5hrs	13   20%  -2.6hrs	14   26%  -1.8hrs	15   34%  -1.0hrs	6:04pm   6:22am
	16  44%  n/a	17  55%  n/a	18  100%  n/a					6:04pm   6:22am
Legend:       (%)Luminance compared to Full Moon         (Starlight alone is 1/2 of 1% of a Full Moon) Nighttime TOTAL BLACKOUT period       ( + ) hours AFTER sunset when Moon is behind the Earth, OR       ( - ) hours BEFORE sunRISE when Moon behind the Earth (Times not adjusted for 25 minutes of civil twilight after sunset or before dawn) (Luminance figures are approximate based on an average lunar cycle. Figures are even less when the moon is lower in the sky ... and crescent moons don't get very high in the sky until after daybreak) .

Yea for the Aussies! Toss another Hussein on the barbie.

It's now daylight - Sunday morning in Baghdad.

When it next gets dark, there will be a TOTAL BLACKOUT for the first 7+ hours because the Moon will be behind the Earth, Then a very dim 'last quarter' Moon rises at 1:15am and slowly brightens as it rises to maximum elevation (at dawn), eventually reaching only 11% of that of a full Moon.

And I'll bet you expected this one to be exactly 50% as bright as a full moon, right?
Well, no, because the greatest chunk of reflected sunlight bounces straight back toward the sun! (Not toward us).

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Monday: Chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s.

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[CarmelValleyite]

Yes, great news about the Aussies' increased support.

For once media coverage (of the anti-war crowds around the world) probably did some good; seeing the circus-like atmosphere of every "demonstration" probably helped US out quite a bit. Who in their right mind could think those Hollyweirdos, old hippies, protestor wannabees, ad nauseum, have ANY credibility at all???

I think I'll pay attention to the likes of Bush, Blair, Rumsfeld, Powell and Rice instead, thank you...

[RobFromGa]

Just not a meaningful one. A population of less than that of California alone means that Australia really just can't field that many troops with its volunteer military, nor can it have the tax base to sustain modern military operations for long.

They can help us to convince the UN to act though. They can support President Bush as he makes the case. That is a huge help right now.

[smpc]

Australia's military expenditure is $9.3 billion.

Thats more than Spain,Israel,Canada,Indonesia and about 95% of the rest of the world spends.

I think 2000 troops plus SAS,18 hornets and a few frigates currently in the gulf are meaningful.Its more than the rest of the world(besides US & UK)has sent.

[MEG33]

I've been reading Aussie newspapers since the Bali bombing.Howard has been standing by America and taking hits for it. I am sure President Bush is very grateful for the help and so am I.

[ppaul]

[MrBambaLaMamba]

The best way to end war and ensure peace is to kill the enemy.

[SandRat]

Just not a meaningful one. A population of less than that of California alone means that Australia really just can't field that many troops with its volunteer military, nor can it have the tax base to sustain modern military operations for long.

Come off it!

They did a damn fine job and stayed the course in Nam! Yes I said Nam!

I'd rather have a lone Austrailian soldier standing next to me than the whole boodly French Army!