WASHINGTON, 2 July 2003 — Seven in 10 people in a poll say the Bush administration implied that Iraq and its leader Saddam Hussein were involved in the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States.
And a majority, 52 percent, say they believe the United States has found clear evidence in Iraq that Saddam was working closely with the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
The number that believes this country has found weapons of mass destruction is 23 percent, down from 34 percent in May, according to a poll conducted by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland.
Assertions by the Bush administration about Al-Qaeda’s ties to the Iraqi government have not been proven, and weapons of mass destruction have not been found.
