Gallup: Americans Feel We Are 'Worse Off' Because of Iraq War

Gallup: Americans Feel We Are 'Worse Off' Because of Iraq War: "The result for that final category was the most clearcut: 6 in 10 Americans said the image of the U.S. was 'worse off,' with only 11% saying 'better off.'

Significantly, 42% said that the people of our own country were worse off, with 26% saying better off and 31% 'the same.' Gallup called this 'a decidedly negative tilt in attitudes about the impact of the war on the home front.' While in this category, as in all others, Republicans had a more positive view, still only 48% would say that Americans were 'better off' because of the war.

Other results were more positive but still very much 'ambiguous,' as Gallup put it, with none of the views representing a majority.

For example, 48% said they felt the Iraqi people were better off today because of the war -- but the exact same number said they were no better off (19%) or worse off (29%)."