Majority of public disapproves of pro-US stance on Iraq

The Polish government may be one of the staunchest supporters in Europe of the US's hard line on Iraq, but an opinion poll released yesterday showed that most of the public believe Poland should not back a war to topple Saddam Hussein. Some 62% thought their country should not support a possible US military strike on Iraq, while 29% were in favor, a February 1-4 survey by the CBOS polling agency showed. The poll found 51% of the public did not support Premier Leszek Miller's decision to sign a letter in which nine European leaders called on Europe to rally behind Washington. His decision to sign was approved by 29%. (Reuters) A.K.