I don’t put a lot of stock in polls—they measure people’s opinions, fer chrissakes. So what if x % of Americans believe that Saddam was tied to 9/11? Not to put too fine a point on it, but that doesn’t make it a true proposition. Ya see where I’m headed with this?

At any rate, this poll result certainly did catch my attention:

Just 18% Believe Iran has Stopped Nuclear Weapons Development Program

Well, whaddaya know? Iran seems pretty much entrenched in the minds of the American public as a threat:

The Rasmussen Reports survey also found that 67% of American voters believe that Iran remains a threat to the national security of the United States?

I guess it’ll take a lot more than 16 U.S. government agencies hemming and hawing to persuade the public that this guy

comes in peace.