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War against Iraq

22 Apr 2013

Q. It is now 10 years since Australia went to war in Iraq. Do you think it was the right or wrong decision for Australia to go to war against Iraq?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Right decision

23%

22%

30%

7%

Wrong decision

51%

56%

42%

76%

Don’t know

26%

21%

28%

18%

51% believe Australia made the wrong decision to go to war in Iraq and 23% think it was the right decision.

Those most likely to say it was the wrong decision were Greens voters (76%), Labor voters (56%) and people aged 45-64 (56%).

30% of Liberal/National voters and 30% of men thought it was the right decision.

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