Maybe 69% Was a Bit High, But Still...

From The Emerging Democratic Majority:

So Does the Public Really Think Saddam Was Behind 9/11?

Depends on how you ask the question. As reported in a recent Washington Post story, when asked whether it was likely Saddam "was personally involved in the September 11 terrorist attacks", 69 percent said it was very or somewhat likely.

But that figure’s pretty soft. A much better question fielded by the Program on International Policy Attitudes asked for the "best description of the relationship between the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein and the terrorist group al-Qaeda". Here are the responses: 7 percent said there was no connection at all; 31 percent said a few al-Quada individuals visited Iraq or had contact with Iraqi officials; 35 percent said Iraq gave substantial support to al-Qaeda but was not involved in the 9/11 attacks; and just 21 percent endorsed the idea that Iraq was directly involved in carrying out the 9/11 attacks.

In other words, only about a fifth of Americans really seem to believe that Saddam was involved in 9/11. That level of belief is bad enough, Lord knows, since there’s zero evidence that he was, despite the pronouncements of the apparently completely mad Dick Cheney. But it’s better than 7 in 10.