Sadly, No Surprises Here

Michael Crowley is surprised that 40% think it wasn’t a mistake to invade Iraq, but he really shouldn’t be.  Just look at the responses to one of the other questions (“Do you consider the war in Iraq to be part of the war on terrorism which began on September 11, 2001, or do you consider it to be an entirely separate military action?”) to understand this view.  43% believe Iraq is part of the “war on terrorism,” so it is not in the least surprising that 40% think invading Iraq was the right thing to do.  Until that absurd and false connection between Iraq and the jihadi war is broken definitively and completely in the public mind, you will continue to have large numbers of people who believe that invading Iraq was absolutely right.  I would be fascinated to see how these people would answer questions about WMDs, Iraq-Al Qaeda ties and the like.  Almost certainly, many would agree with statements that would make even Weekly Standard subscribers cringe in embarrassment.