Attitudes of Czech Citizens towards the Upcoming Attack on Iraq

The current issues of preparation for the attack on Iraq were repeatedly monitored by Public Opinion Research Centre after approximately half a year. At the present, a mere 28 % of Czech citizens would agree with the military conflict against Iraq, while in spring this figure reached as high as 39%. Support for a military operation without the mandate of the Security Council of the UN is considerably lower. In these circumstances, only 17 % of respondents would agree with this, while more than two thirds (69%) were against. This negative attitude is probably closely connected with the mistrust in meeting the targets, which such a procedure sets out to achieve. Only 24 % of respondents think that the military attack on Iraq could contribute to suppressing terrorism in the world, while 60 % do not believe in this kind of success.