11-28-11
It looks like the pollsters at Quinnipiac University are more concerned with marching in the anti-Iran propaganda parade than they are with releasing credible polls.
Here's a sampling of the questions leading to the results they released on November 23rd, which reveal a 50% preference for attacking Iran if sanctions fail:
"How closely have you been following news about Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons – Would you say you have been following it very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely or not at all?"
"Do you think the U.S. should take military action to prevent Iran's development of a nuclear weapon or not?"
"If the economic sanctions are unable to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program, do you think the U.S. should take military action to prevent Iran's development of a nuclear weapon or not?"
Interestingly, the poll makes no reference to the fact that Iran is a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, which allows them to enrich uranium for energy, and has subjected them to regular IAEA inspections that for years have revealed no evidence of a nuclear weapons program.
Also conveniently missing from the poll is any reference to the steadfast refusal of Israel to sign the NPT or allow inspections of their nuclear facilities. What could Israel have to hide? Maybe the fact that they've had an active nuclear weapons program for decades, resulting in a stockpile of hundreds of nuclear weapons? Could it be they don't want the whole world knowing this because it reveals the absolute fraud that is their constant claim of a nuclear threat from Iran?
Perhaps it would be a good idea to recall the words of previous United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates, during his confirmation hearing in December of 2006:
"I think that, while they are certainly pressing, in my opinion, for nuclear capability, I think that they would see it in the first instance as a deterrent. They are surrounded by powers with nuclear weapons: Pakistan to their east, the Russians to the north, the Israelis to the west and us in the Persian Gulf."
And five years later, still with no evidence to support what our own Defense Secretary admitted was only his opinion that Iran was seeking nuclear weapons, and even qualifying that with his belief that they would be doing so as a deterrent, we've got Quinnipiac University pollsters suggesting the completely unproven as established fact.
As the old saying goes, garbage in, garbage out. With so many Americans still placing their hopelessly misguided trust in a corporate media that spends all its time scaring the hell out of them with phony anti-Iran propaganda, and with pollsters asking such obviously loaded questions, such results are no surprise.
Until Quinnipiac University stops stoking the fires of manufactured conflict for the benefit of the perpetual war machine and starts considering the whole truth when they conduct polls, their results will have zero credibility.
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QUINNIPIAC POLL
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