Poll Watch: 11 Per Cent Say United States Should Apologize to Iran
Posted by Flap in Barack Obama, Iran, Iran Nuclear Watch, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the victory sign as he waits for a meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Tehran, February 1, 2009
Just 11% of U.S. voters think America should apologize to Iran for “crimes†against the Islamic country – one of the prerequisites demanded by the Iranian president before he will agree to meet with President Barack Obama.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 73% oppose such an apology.
Obama in an interview last week with al-Arabiya, a 24-hour Arabic language satellite network, offered to end nearly 30 years of bad relations with Iran if the Middle Eastern nation is ready to “unclench its fist.†Ahmadinejad responded by demanding an apology for U.S. “crimes” against Iran and calling for major changes in U.S. policies toward his country.
Other interesting results of the poll:
- 52 per cent of American votes view Iran as an ENEMY of the United States.
- 56 per cent believe Iran should be required to stop developing its nuclear weapons capabilities before a meeting is allowed between the presidents of the two countries – a precondition.
- 36 per cent believe relations between the two countries will get worse over the coming year, while 33% think they will get better.
- 77 per cent of American voters say Iran’s nuclear program is for weapons development.
Now what was President Obama saying about meeting and schmoozing the Iranians?
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