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This was originally posted by Siddhartha in another thread. Deserves its own thread though. Interesting how clearly Americans are against this war in Iraq, and this is despite strong efforts from a few extremists to spread misleading information about limited success in places like Anbar. Tragically, we will never win this war the way it is being fought now, and the majority of Americans agree. Not that the average American citizen is an expert, but every non-partisan Iraq group has been saying the same thing before and during this surge; it hasn't worked to achieve the ultimate goal, which is a rooting out terrorism and giving Iraq a fighting chance to install a democratic beacon of light in the ME.
On a different note, it's been enlightening seeing just how little Democrats have pushed through their policy in Iraq. They attempted once to set timetables for withdrawal, which they knew would get vetoed by Bush, but they have also been unable to get even the slightest accommodations elsewhere, such as lengthening the time off troops get between tours of duty.
http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq.htm
CBS News Poll. Sept. 14-16, 2007. N=706 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq?"
.
Approve\ Disapprove\ Unsure
% % %
9/14-16/07
25\ 70\ 5
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling the situation with Iraq?"
.
Approve\ Disapprove\ Unsure
% % %
9/14-16/07
31\ 57\ 12
.
"How much attention have you been able to pay to news about the testimony to Congress by General Petraeus on the state of the war in Iraq: a lot, some, not much, or no attention so far?"
.
A Lot\ Some\ Not Much\ None\ Unsure
% % % % %
9/14-16/07
22\ 35\ 28\ 13\ 2
.
"Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed out?"
.
Right Thing\ Stayed Out\ Unsure
% % %
9/14-16/07
39\ 53\ 8
.
"From what you know about the U.S. involvement in Iraq, how much longer would you be willing to have large numbers of U.S. troops remain in Iraq: less than a year, one to two years, two to five years or longer than five years?"
.
Less Than A Year\1 to 2 Years\2 to 5 Years\Longer Than 5 Years\ Other/Unsure
% % % % % 9/14-16/07
49\ 23\ 12\ 5\ 11
"How much longer do you think large numbers of U.S. troops will have to remain in Iraq: for less than a year, one to two years, two to five years, or will U.S. troops have to stay in Iraq for longer than five years?"
.
Less Than A Year\ 1 to 2 Years\ 2 to 5 Years\ Longer Than 5 Years\ Other/Unsure
% % % % %
9/14-16/07
10\ 24\ 31\ 27\ 8
.
"From what you have seen or heard about the situation in Iraq, what should the United States do now? Should the U.S. increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, keep the same number of U.S. troops in Iraq as there are now, decrease the number of troops in Iraq, or remove all its troops from Iraq?"
Increase\ Same Number\ Decrease\ Remove All\ Unsure
% % % % %
9/14-16/07
6\ 21\ 39\ 29\ 5
.
"President Bush has proposed reducing the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to pre-surge levels by the summer of 2008. Do you think by next summer he should remove more troops than that, remove fewer troops than that, or is that the right amount to remove?"
.
Remove More\Remove Fewer\Right Amount\Remove All Now\ Depends/Unsure
% % % % %
9/14-16/07
47\ 7\ 29\ 3\ 14
On a different note, it's been enlightening seeing just how little Democrats have pushed through their policy in Iraq. They attempted once to set timetables for withdrawal, which they knew would get vetoed by Bush, but they have also been unable to get even the slightest accommodations elsewhere, such as lengthening the time off troops get between tours of duty.
http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq.htm
CBS News Poll. Sept. 14-16, 2007. N=706 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq?"
.
Approve\ Disapprove\ Unsure
% % %
9/14-16/07
25\ 70\ 5
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling the situation with Iraq?"
.
Approve\ Disapprove\ Unsure
% % %
9/14-16/07
31\ 57\ 12
.
"How much attention have you been able to pay to news about the testimony to Congress by General Petraeus on the state of the war in Iraq: a lot, some, not much, or no attention so far?"
.
A Lot\ Some\ Not Much\ None\ Unsure
% % % % %
9/14-16/07
22\ 35\ 28\ 13\ 2
.
"Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed out?"
.
Right Thing\ Stayed Out\ Unsure
% % %
9/14-16/07
39\ 53\ 8
.
"From what you know about the U.S. involvement in Iraq, how much longer would you be willing to have large numbers of U.S. troops remain in Iraq: less than a year, one to two years, two to five years or longer than five years?"
.
Less Than A Year\1 to 2 Years\2 to 5 Years\Longer Than 5 Years\ Other/Unsure
% % % % % 9/14-16/07
49\ 23\ 12\ 5\ 11
"How much longer do you think large numbers of U.S. troops will have to remain in Iraq: for less than a year, one to two years, two to five years, or will U.S. troops have to stay in Iraq for longer than five years?"
.
Less Than A Year\ 1 to 2 Years\ 2 to 5 Years\ Longer Than 5 Years\ Other/Unsure
% % % % %
9/14-16/07
10\ 24\ 31\ 27\ 8
.
"From what you have seen or heard about the situation in Iraq, what should the United States do now? Should the U.S. increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, keep the same number of U.S. troops in Iraq as there are now, decrease the number of troops in Iraq, or remove all its troops from Iraq?"
Increase\ Same Number\ Decrease\ Remove All\ Unsure
% % % % %
9/14-16/07
6\ 21\ 39\ 29\ 5
.
"President Bush has proposed reducing the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to pre-surge levels by the summer of 2008. Do you think by next summer he should remove more troops than that, remove fewer troops than that, or is that the right amount to remove?"
.
Remove More\Remove Fewer\Right Amount\Remove All Now\ Depends/Unsure
% % % % %
9/14-16/07
47\ 7\ 29\ 3\ 14
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