Poll: Majority Support Murtha Plan
Mark has already covered some of the results from the latest polls on the Iraq War. Here's more...
The one result that jumps out is that while the House Blue Dogs might not support Murtha, the American people support Murtha's plan, 58-39.
The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that "a majority of Americans now support setting a deadline for withdrawing U.S. forces from the war-torn nation and support putting new conditions on the military that could limit the number of personnel available for duty there."
All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not?(Parenthetical number indicates result from last poll)
Iraq War worth fighting 34 (40)
Iraq War not worth fighting 64 (58)Do you think (the United States should keep its military forces in Iraq until civil order is restored there, even if that means continued U.S. military casualties); OR, do you think (the United States should withdraw its military forces from Iraq in order to avoid further U.S. military casualties, even if that means civil order is not restored there)?
Keep forces 42 (46)
Withdraw forces 56 (52)Do you support or oppose Bush's proposal to send approximately 22,000 additional U.S. military forces to Iraq?
Support 32 (34)
Oppose 67 (65)Would you support or oppose Congress trying to block Bush's plan by creating new rules on troop training and rest time that would limit the number of troops available for duty in Iraq?
Support 58
Oppose 39Would you support or oppose Congress trying to block Bush's plan by restricting funding for the war?
Support 46
Oppose 51
There's more:
The Post-ABC poll found that 53 percent of Americans favored setting a deadline for troop withdrawals. Among those who favored a deadline, 24 percent said they would like to see U.S. forces out within six months and 21 percent called for the withdrawals to be completed within a year. The rest of those who supported a timetable said they do not support withdrawing all troops until at least a year from now.This is the first time a Post-ABC News poll has found that a majority of Americans supported establishing such a timetable for withdrawal, which has long been resisted by the president and even some Democrats.
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On whether the war was worth fighting...51 percent of military veterans and 53 percent of veteran households said they strongly believe that the war was not worth fighting.Seventy percent placed primary blame for failing to control the violence in Iraq on the Iraqi government, while just 18 percent said the United States is more at fault.
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Damn, those radical leftists are everywhere.
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February 27, 2007 08:53 AM