William Blum Quote on Polling Critique and War

„The questions they ask usually in the polls is: do you support the President's attempt to overthrow the government of Saddam Hussein? ... If you ask a question like: do you support the dropping of powerful explosives upon the heads of totally innocent men, women and children, demolishing their homes and their schools and their hospitals, are you in favour of that? That would change the answers, I think, quite a bit.“

William BlumWilliam Blum criticizes biased polling questions on warfare against Iraq and innocent civilians in his quote.
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William Blum was an American author and critic of United States foreign policy.

William Blum critiques the bias in polling questions related to war and violence against civilians.


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William Blum quote about polling questions and public support for war

William Blum (1933–2018) initially worked for the U.S. State Department, which he left in 1967 because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. He later became a writer and co-founded the underground newspaper Washington Free Press. He was particularly known for his critical research into CIA covert operations and U.S. foreign policy.

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