In Reply to: "Okay, I've fucked up in Iraq for four years, distorted endlessly posted by tinear on January 9, 2007 at 04:32:45:
But nobody's buying any more.
A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday shows a daunting sales job ahead for the White House, which is considering a plan to deploy up to 20,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq.Those surveyed oppose the idea of increased troop levels by 61%-36%. Approval of the job Bush is doing in Iraq has sunk to 26%, a record low.
Among key findings:
•Nearly half of those surveyed say the United States can't achieve its goals in Iraq regardless of how many troops it sends. One in four say U.S. goals can be achieved only with an increase in troop numbers.
•Eight in 10 say the war has gone worse than the Bush administration expected. Of those people, 53% say Bush deserves "a great deal" of blame; 41% place a great deal of blame on Iraqi political leaders.
•By 72%-25%, Americans say Bush doesn't have a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq. Congressional Democrats fare only a little better: 66%-25%.
Views on increased troop levels differ sharply by party. Even among Republicans, though, 30% oppose the idea; 67% support it. Independents are against it by nearly 2-to-1. Democrats oppose it, 85%-12%.
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Follow Ups
- USA Today indicates he's got a bit of a sales job in front of him - GliderGuider 01/9/0708:13:45 01/9/07 (11)
- It doesn't matter what most think OR say. - HiFi Guy 08:15:54 01/9/07 (10)
- there's already a quote by himmler to that effect....well done hfg. nt. - Tom Schuman 06:50:48 01/10/07 (0)
- Just like Custer and the Indians.....he led us into a huge defeat * - Joe M 10:55:09 01/9/07 (0)
- Re: It doesn't matter what most think OR say. - middleground 10:32:47 01/9/07 (2)
- Re: Why vote? - GliderGuider 10:41:34 01/9/07 (1)
- Re: Why vote? - middleground 12:18:36 01/9/07 (0)
- So We the People are really just sheep? Nice. * - GliderGuider 08:38:06 01/9/07 (0)
- Are you prepared to sacrifice another 3000 more and spend over $1 trillion? - PriyaW 08:25:26 01/9/07 (3)
- Re: Are you prepared to sacrifice another 3000 more and spend over $1 trillion? - HiFi Guy 08:32:28 01/9/07 (2)
- Of course the ONLY reason Iraq is a terrorist training ground is because we invaded. - sjb 09:29:16 01/9/07 (1)
- Shoulda, woulda, coulda... - HiFi Guy 10:39:15 01/9/07 (0)