These flash surveys in western Europe find that even as military action in Iraq winds to a close, publics in key west European countries remain mostly anti-war. At the same time, pluralities or more in each public think that the effects of military action will bring some long-term benefits for the Iraqi people. This suggests that negative opinion about military action reflects dissatisfaction with ... read morethe United States and the strains in the transatlantic partnership.
United States. Department of State. Office of Research. Key West Europeans Still Mostly Negative about Military Action in Iraq. By Anna Dean. Washington, D.C.: May 14, 2003. (Opinion Analysis M-53-03).