Australian Public Opinion, Defence and Foreign Policy by Danielle Chubb & Ian McAllister

Author:Danielle Chubb & Ian McAllister
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789811573972
Publisher: Springer Singapore

While a majority was in favour, a vexed issue for voters was the role of the UN. Government policy was to seek a UN mandate for military action, but still to proceed to war if that endorsement was not forthcoming. The policy of the Labor opposition was to require a UN mandate as a prerequisite for participation in any invasion; without the mandate, Labor opposed any decision to enter into a conflict in Iraq. Table 5.5 shows that the public clearly preferred involvement in the war with UN support rather than without it.11 In February 2003, for example, 57% supported military involvement if UN endorsement was forthcoming; without UN endorsement, public support for the war was just 18%. Moreover, the strength of opposition to the war without a UN mandate was considerable; 58% said that they would be ‘strongly against’ military action without UN endorsement. This pattern is replicated in a subsequent survey using the same question conducted one month later (Table 5.7).Table 5.7UN endorsement and support for military action, 2003

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