Poll - Most support action against Iraq -- if necessary

An overwhelming majority of people in the United States, 91 percent, say they do not believe Iraq gave a full and accurate accounting of all weapons of mass destruction in a weekend report to the United Nations, a survey released Wednesday says.

But the public wants the United States to be patient.

The CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll showed a majority, 66 percent, want the United States to wait for U.N. inspectors to find evidence of such weapons before deciding to invade Iraq.

The poll suggested public doubts about whether the U.N. inspectors will be able to find any such weapons that Iraq might have. Seven in 10 in the poll said they doubt that the inspectors can find the weapons if Iraq has them. Six in 10 say the United States needs to publicly present any evidence it has of Iraq's weapons capability.

The poll offered more evidence that the public has mixed feelings about military action against Iraq.

When asked simply whether the United States should invade Iraq to remove President Saddam Hussein, people said "yes" by a 55-39 margin.

But people who support and oppose an invasion of Iraq are not firm on their feelings. Two-thirds of each group said their position depends on what happens in Iraq in the next few weeks.

Asked whether the United States has done all it can to solve the problem with Iraq diplomatically, people agreed by a 52-44 margin. Eight in 10 said the only way to disarm Iraq is to remove Saddam Hussein from power.

The poll of 1,009 adults taken Dec. 9-10 has an error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points.