Hoo-boy: Two-Thirds of Americans Think Iran Already Has the Bomb

[marmar]

Posted by IraChernus at 8:42 am
February 22, 2010


Two-Thirds of Americans Think Iran Already Has the Bomb

Remember Saddam Hussein’s dreaded weapons of mass destruction, the ones we could never quite manage to find? Well it looks like they have finally shown up — in Iran. Most Americans were convinced that Saddam had the bomb, despite the lack of any evidence. Now, according to the latest CNN poll, 71% of us “think Iran currently has nuclear weapons.”

The poll relied on an unusually small sample. So let’s assume that it was off by the full margin of error, 4.5%. That leaves fully two-thirds of us believing something that the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspectors say is not true, something that no respectable U.S. news source has ever said is true, something that not even TV’s neocon talking heads claim to be true.

Why would two-thirds of us make such an egregious and dangerous mistake? Unfortunately, as usual, the pollsters rest content with superficialities and don’t bother to ask the important questions, like “Why do you think that?” So we are left to speculate. A number of possibilities come to mind, and all of them might be part of the answer. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/02/22/two-thirds-of-americans-think-already-iran-has-the-bomb/

[SlingBlade]

1. Wonder how many think Israel has one ?

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

2. I wonder how many we gave them?

I wouldn't be surprised if we lent a few to them or at least have them over there under our control.

[SlingBlade]

3. Now we know where those "Lost" Nukes ended up, Huh :)

[Ozymanithrax]

7. The British helped Israel develop the bomb...

But they built their bombs themselves.

UK helped Israel get nuclear bomb

[Echo In Light]

5. +1

[Mari333]

4. IF they could FIND Iran on a MAP Id be surprised.

knr

[KonaKane]

15. Hilarious. I saw a video once of an American couple who was asked

to find Iran on a world map, and they pointed out Australia.

Unbelievable.

[Mari333]

6. who would unrec this??? oh yeah. never mind.

[ThomWV]

8. When in truth they don't even have sufficient enrichment ability to make luminescent watch dials

[Individualist]

9. Deja vu

The majority of the public believed the BS prior to the Iraq invasion as well.

[BolivarianHero]

10. What do you expect?

Probably the same dumbfucks who think that the Saudis are good guys and Hugo Chavez is TEH EVUL DICKTATER.

[jonathon]

11. The ramped up rheoteric around Iran is quite conerning - I think that is where they want to go next

[Tim01]

16. I'm sure Obamas administration will calm everybody down. nt

[galileoreloaded]

12. Blame someone, ANYONE, except the establishment. Focus anger and derision outward

I think it is a night school class in DC.

[Gman]

13. Given the IAEA's recent report on Iran

I'm about to be included in this percentage. And I trust the IAEA much more than anything the US does or says.

[Mithreal]

14. Yeah, they already nuked an American city, saw it on tv.

[Echo In Light]

17. Gone in a blinding white flash